title: Combination of congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm in an infant with transposition of the great arteries: a previously unreported association.
abstract: A 35-day-old boy weighing 4.5 kg was referred to our department from a general paediatric hospital due to low oxygen saturation. His transcutaneous oxygen saturation was 75%. Transthoracic echocardiography showed discordant ventriculo-arterial connections, a non-restrictive atrial septal defect, and patent ductus arteriosus, in addition to a 23 mm×10-mm left atrial appendage aneurysm. As far as we know, this association has not been reported previously in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Mehmet Akif Ersoy Cardiovascular Research and Training Hospital,Istanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saygi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Mehmet Akif Ersoy Cardiovascular Research and Training Hospital,Istanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Yakup
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ergul
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Cardiology,Mehmet Akif Ersoy Cardiovascular Research and Training Hospital,Istanbul,Turkey.
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guzeltas
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004374:Ductus Arteriosus, Patent / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D004452:Echocardiography; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014188:Transposition of Great Vessels / Q000150:complications*