Incremental benefit of three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the assessment of left atrial appendage aneurysm leading to severe extrinsic compression of a coronary artery

Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAA AN) is a rare disease entity, which can be congenital or acquired in nature. We report an adult patient with LAA AN presenting with anginal chest pain in whom live/real time three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) provided incremental value over t...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2018-05, Vol.35 (5), p.685-691
Main Authors: Tandon, Rohit, Arisha, Mohammed J., Nanda, Navin C., Kumar, Sooraj, Wander, Gurpreet S., Srialluri, Swetha, Kamel, Hassan, Salama, Ahmed Y.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
angina pectoris
coronary artery compression
left anterior descending coronary artery
left atrial appendage
left atrial appendage aneurysm
left atrium
three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography
two‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography
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Summary:Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAA AN) is a rare disease entity, which can be congenital or acquired in nature. We report an adult patient with LAA AN presenting with anginal chest pain in whom live/real time three‐dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (3DTTE) provided incremental value over the two‐dimensional (2D) technique in providing a more comprehensive assessment of the lesion. A literature review of the salient features of LAA AN is also provided in a tabular form.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/echo.13901