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Prenatally Diagnosed Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm with Various Postnatal Imaging Investigations: A Case Report
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  • Takeshi Sasaki,
  • Yuki Kawasaki,
  • Yosuke Murakami,
  • Mitsuhiro Fujino,
  • Kae Nakamura,
  • Yoko Yoshida,
  • Tsugutoshi Suzuki,
  • Kyoichi Nishigaki,
  • Eiji Ehara
Takeshi Sasaki
Osaka City General Hospital

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Yuki Kawasaki
Osaka City General Hospital
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Yosuke Murakami
Osaka City General Hospital
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Mitsuhiro Fujino
Osaka City General Hospital
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Kae Nakamura
Osaka City General Hospital
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Yoko Yoshida
Osaka City General Hospital
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Tsugutoshi Suzuki
Osaka City General Hospital
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Kyoichi Nishigaki
Osaka City General Hospital
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Eiji Ehara
Osaka City General Hospital
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Abstract

A congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a rare cardiac malformation that is usually diagnosed in adulthood. It is rarely diagnosed prenatally. In most cases, surgical resection is recommended soon after the diagnosis has been made due to the risk of arrhythmia and thrombotic events. The present report describes a case of LAAA which was prenatally diagnosed and was asymptomatic postnatally. Imaging revealed the relation of the cardiac and airway structures around the LAAA in detail. The patient underwent surgical resection of the LAAA successfully at 7 months of age and is currently healthy at 5 years of age.
09 May 2021Submitted to Echocardiography
12 May 2021Submission Checks Completed
12 May 2021Assigned to Editor
13 May 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
11 Jun 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
11 Jun 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Major
12 Jul 20211st Revision Received
12 Jul 2021Assigned to Editor
12 Jul 2021Submission Checks Completed
12 Jul 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
18 Jul 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
20 Jul 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
27 Jul 20212nd Revision Received
27 Jul 2021Submission Checks Completed
27 Jul 2021Assigned to Editor
01 Aug 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
08 Aug 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
20 Aug 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Oct 2021Published in Echocardiography volume 38 issue 10 on pages 1809-1812. 10.1111/echo.15192