Imaging reveals a fifth heart chamber: Diagnosing and treating a massive left atrial appendage aneurysm

Saad Abuzahra, MD; Anas Odeh, MD; Issa Khdour, MD; Muath Nairat, MD; Murad Azamtta, MD; Motaz Saifi, MD; Omar Younis, MD; Yunis Daralammouri, MD

Radiology Case Reports (Mar 2024)

Imaging reveals a fifth heart chamber: Diagnosing and treating a massive left atrial appendage aneurysm

Saad Abuzahra, MD,
Anas Odeh, MD,
Issa Khdour, MD,
Muath Nairat, MD,
Murad Azamtta, MD,
Motaz Saifi, MD,
Omar Younis, MD,
Yunis Daralammouri, MD

Affiliations

Saad Abuzahra, MD: School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Anas Odeh, MD: School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Issa Khdour, MD: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
Muath Nairat, MD: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
Murad Azamtta, MD: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of Cardiology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine
Motaz Saifi, MD: School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Omar Younis, MD: School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, An Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine
Yunis Daralammouri, MD: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Department of Cardiology, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839, Palestine; Corresponding author: Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839, Palestine.

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19, no. 3
pp. 1136 – 1140

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In this case report, a 33-year-old male with a history of smoking presented with recurrent palpitations and chest discomfort. Holter monitoring revealed atrial flutter, and imaging showed a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm. Due to the risk of arrhythmias and thromboembolic events, surgical resection was performed successfully. This case underscores the importance of considering uncommon structural cardiac abnormalities in the evaluation of arrhythmia symptoms in young patients.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/radiology-case-reports/

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