title: Bilateral atrial appendage aneurysms associated with atrial fibrillation.
abstract: Aneurysm of the left atrial appendage is an extremely rare anomaly. We describe the case of a 68-year-old man who presented with palpitation and was found to have a very large aneurysm located near the left atrial appendage on routine echocardiography. During surgery, an additional small aneurysm of the right atrial appendage was found. Both atrial aneurysms were resected in addition to mitral annuloplasty and a maze procedure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakahara
authors.forename: Kenji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minakata
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamazaki
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Funamoto
authors.forename: Ryuzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sakata
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D017115:Catheter Ablation; D003452:Cryosurgery; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D056346:Sternotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Arrhythmias; Heart aneurysm; Heart atria; Mitral valve annuloplasty; Mitral valve insufficiency; cardiac