Aneurysm of the right atrial appendage.
Atrial aneurysms involving the free wall or atrial appendage are rare entities in cardiology practice and may be associated with atrial arrhythmias or embolic phenomena. We review the literature and report a case of aneurysm of the right atrial appendage in a young adult, whose diagnosis was established with echocardiography after an episode of paroxysmal atrial flutter.
Barberato
Silvio Henrique
SH
Centro Paranaense de Ecocardiografia, Hospital Universitario Cajuru da PUC-PR e Hospital Universitario Evangelico de Curitiba, Spain. silviohb@cardiol.br
Barberato
Márcia Ferreira Alves
MF
Avila
Bianca Milanese
BM
Perretto
Sonia
S
Blume Ld
Liliam do Rocio Gavazzoni
Ldo R
Chamma Neto
Miguel
M
D000328:Adult; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants; D000638:Amiodarone