title: Excision of an aneurysm of the left atrial appendage.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass 02114-2696, USA. pvagefi@partners.org
authors.forename: Parsia A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Vagefi
authors.forename: Modassir
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Choudhry
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Hilgenberg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome