Congenital aneurysm of the left atrial wall.
A congenital aneurysm of the left atrial wall (ALAW) is a rare defect resulting from dysplasia and degeneration of myocardial cells in embryogenesis. We report a case of a 50-year-old female with ALAW, and review 16 previously reported cases and summarize the clinical features, imaging data, and the operations used to treat this rare disease.
Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yuyan
Y
Cai
Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Xin
X
Wei
Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Hong
H
Tang
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Ke
K
Dian
D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D018810:Magnetic Resonance Angiography; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed