Resection of a Giant Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm via Limited Thoracotomy

Joseph B Clark; Jennifer G Ting; Ronald J Polinsky Jr; Lewis T Wolfe

doi:10.1177/2150135114524602

Resection of a Giant Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm via Limited Thoracotomy

World J Pediatr Congenit Heart Surg. 2014 Jul;5(3):475-7. doi: 10.1177/2150135114524602.

Authors

Joseph B Clark¹, Jennifer G Ting², Ronald J Polinsky Jr³, Lewis T Wolfe⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA jclark7@hmc.psu.edu.
² Department of Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.
³ St Joseph Medical Center, Heart Institute, Reading, PA, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USA.

PMID: 24958057
DOI: 10.1177/2150135114524602

Abstract

A left atrial appendage aneurysm is a rare cause of atrial arrhythmia in a young adult. Resection of the aneurysm is uniformly recommended in order to prevent thromboembolism and stroke. In patients without evidence of clot within the aneurysm, operative resection via a limited thoracotomy provides a safe and effective alternative to median sternotomy with cardiopulmonary bypass.

Keywords: adult congenital heart disease; aneurysm; atrial fibrillation/flutter; atrium; congenital heart disease; thoracotomy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Appendage / surgery*
Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods*
Echocardiography
Female
Heart Aneurysm / diagnosis
Heart Aneurysm / surgery*
Humans
Radiography, Thoracic
Thoracotomy / methods*
Young Adult