ArticleThe Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery2018
The Treatment of Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm by a Minimally Invasive Approach.
Article in The Korean journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- The Largest Systematic Review of Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysms: A Comprehensive Analysis of 216 Cases.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Left atrial appendage aneurysm: a descriptive systematic review of 177 cases.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2024Pooled it
- Giant Atrial Dilatation: Systematic Review of Reported Cases from the Last Decade and an Illustrative Case with Dysphagia and Severe Dysphonia.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Giant Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a 6-Year-Old Girl with a Prothrombotic Genetic Predisposition: A Case Report and Literature Review.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Deployment of left atrial appendage occlusion device in large aneurysmal left atrial appendage: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2024Article
- Minimally invasive resection of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm.JTCVS techniques · 2022Article
- A Gigantic Congenital Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Infant: Ten-Year Follow-Up.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
Left atrial appendage (LAA) aneurysm is a rare, pathologic condition that may lead to atrial tachyarrhythmia or thromboembolic events. A 49-year-old man presented with aggravated palpitation and dizziness. He suffered from refractory atrial fibrillation despite a previous history of radiofrequency catheter ablation. Echocardiography revealed a 57-mm LAA aneurysm. Surgical ablation was performed through a right mini-thoracotomy, and the LAA aneurysm was obliterated with a 50-mm AtriClip (Atricure Inc., Westchester, OH, USA). However, follow-up computed tomography showed residual communication, so the patient is still taking warfarin. We report that a minimally invasive strategy for treating LAA aneurysm can be considered, but incomplete closure may occur; thus, caution is needed.
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