Congenital diverticulum of the left atrium.
Two cases of congenital diverticulum of the left atrial appendage are described. The first patient was a 3-year-old girl who had a cerebral embolism. The second patient was a 3(1/2)-year-old girl with signs of pericarditis. Treatment consisted of excising the diverticula. The limited literature on diverticulum of the left atrium as a congenital abnormality is also briefly reviewed.
Srinivasan
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The Departments of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Children's Hospital, Buffalo, New York.
Levinsky
Leon
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Idbeis
Badr
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Gingell
Robert L.
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Pieroni
Daniel R.
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Subramanian
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