title: Giant congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm.
abstract: We present a rare case of an asymptomatic giant congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm in a 19-year-old girl. We believe this is the largest congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm reported without any symptom.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,West China Hospital,Sichuan University,Chengdu,Sichuan,PR China.
authors.forename: Chengyi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hui
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,West China Hospital,Sichuan University,Chengdu,Sichuan,PR China.
authors.forename: Shuhua
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery,West China Hospital,Sichuan University,Chengdu,Sichuan,PR China.
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006322:Heart Aneurysm / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: CHD; Left atrial appendage; aneurysmectomy; left atrial appendage aneurysm