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The left atrial appendage congenital aneurysm in a two-year-old child: a case report

Part of: Surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2021

Luiza Zalewska*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiology, John Paul II Upper Silesian Child Health Centre in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
Grzegorz Gęca
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, John Paul II Upper Silesian Child Health Centre in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
Piotr Stanek
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, John Paul II Upper Silesian Child Health Centre in Katowice, Katowice, Poland
*
Author for correspondence: L. Zalewska, MD, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, John Paul II Upper Silesian Child Health Centre in Katowice, Medykow 16, PL 40 - 452 Katowice, Poland. Tel: +48 660582632; Fax: +48 32 207 1855. E-mail: luizakamilazalewska@gmail.com

Abstract

The left atrial appendage congenital aneurysm is an extremely rare heart defect. The entity can remain asymptomatic for a long time; however, it may lead to life-threatening morbidity or death.

Type
Brief Report
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2021. Published by Cambridge University Press

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