title: Left atrial appendage aneurysm secondary to eccentric severe ischemic mitral regurgitation.
abstract: Dilatation primarily confined to the left atrial appendage (LAA) is an unusual condition in nonrheumatic mitral valve disease. We report a case of 56-year-old male with a giant LAA secondary to ischemic severe mitral regurgitation without significant dilatation of the left atrial main chamber. The mitral regurgitation jet was directed toward the LAA, which we thought as the cause of disproportionate LAA enlargement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ataturk Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bilge
authors.forename: Ayse Saatci
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Yasar
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bozkurt
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Karakas
authors.forename: Emine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bilen
authors.forename: Isa Oner
authors.initials: IO
authors.lastname: Yuksel
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography