Atrial tachycardia as the presenting sign of a left atrial appendage aneurysm.
A patient presented with atrial tachycardia. The work-up, guided by the tachycardia morphology, led to the diagnosis of left atrial appendage aneurysm. Surgical removal of the atrial appendage resulted in cure of the tachycardia and associated symptoms.
Wagshal
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Department of Cardiology, Soroka Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel.
Applebaum
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A
Crystal
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Goldfarb
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B
Erez
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Tager
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S
Katz
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A
D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016279:Atrial Function, Left; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013612:Tachycardia, Ectopic Atrial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology