Congenital left atrial wall aneurysm in a patient with neurofibromatosis |
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| Authors: | N Uren M Been F Guzman |
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| Affiliation: | Regional Cardiothoracic Unit, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. |
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| Abstract: | A congenital intrapericardial aneurysmal dilatation of the left atrial wall was found in a 28 year old man who presented with atrial fibrillation after a syncopal event. The patient had cutaneous manifestations of neurofibromatosis. The diagnosis was made by cross sectional echocardiography and confirmed by angiocardiography. Surgical excision of the aneurysm resolved the symptoms. |
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