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Case Reports
. 2003 Dec;19(6):495-7.
doi: 10.1023/b:caim.0000004177.41168.b1.

Left atrial appendage aneurysm presenting with recurrent embolic strokes

Esmeray Acartürk  1 , Mehmet Kanadaşi, Vahide Deniz Yerdelen, Onur Akpinar, Ali Ozeren, Ozlem Barutçu Saygili
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Left atrial appendage aneurysm presenting with recurrent embolic strokes

Esmeray Acartürk et al. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2003 Dec.

Abstract

A case of left atrial appendage aneurysm is described in a 40-year-old man, who presented with recurrent embolic strokes and was asymptomatic until the last 6 months. Chest X-ray revealed a slightly prominent upper left heart border. The diagnosis was made by transthoracic two-dimensional echocardiography and confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging and also by surgery.

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