Aneurysm of the left atrial appendage.
We present the case of a 33-year-old woman with atrial tachyarrhythmias and chest pain. The transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated an intrapericardial liquid mass confirmed as an aneurysm of the left atrial appendage by a nuclear magnetic imaging study. Aneurysmectomy was performed with the assistance of cardiopulmonary bypass with a bilateral submammary skin incision and subsequent median sternotomy. The patient had an uneventful postoperative course. We suggest aneurysmectomy aided by cardiopulmonary bypass as a safer method of treatment for this rare cardiac anomaly.
Pomerantzeff
Pablo Maria Alberto
PM
Division of Surgery, Heart Institute (InCor), University of São Paulo Medical School, Brazil. dclpablo@incor.usp.br
Freyre
Herbert Martin
HM
de Almeida Brandão
Carlos Manuel
CM
Pereira Barreto
Antonio Carlos
AC
Almeida de Oliveira
Sérgio
S
D000328:Adult; D020517:Atrial Appendage; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans