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ArticleJournal of cardiothoracic surgery2026

Surgical management of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm and chronic atrial fibrillation.

Ahmet Zengin, Cemalettin Yılmaz, Taylan Adademir

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Article in Journal of cardiothoracic surgery, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 authors.

Ahmet ZenginCardiovascular Surgery, Gebze Fatih State Hospital, Osman Yılmaz Neighborhood, Istanbul Street No: 127, Kocaeli, Gebze, Turkey. dr.zenginahmet@gmail.com.
Cemalettin YılmazCardiology, Yalova University School of Medicine, Yalova, Turkey.
Taylan AdademirCardiovascular Surgery, Kartal Kosuyolu High Specialty Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly that is associated with potentially life-threatening complications, including thromboembolism and arrhythmias. We report a 36-year-old male patient with giant LAAA (66 × 46 mm) and chronic atrial fibrillation (CAF) presenting with palpitations. Surgical resection of LAAA and Cox-Maze IV procedure were performed under cardiopulmonary bypass. The patient was discharged in sinus rhythm, remained asymptomatic, and had normal echocardiographic findings at follow-up.

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Atrial AppendageAtrial FibrillationCardiac Surgical ProceduresHeart AneurysmMaze ProcedureAdultChronic DiseaseHumansMaleAtrial fibrillation surgeryCardiac surgeryCox-Maze IVLeft atrial appendage aneurysm

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PMID42363181
PMCPMC13563946

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