A Gigantic Congenital Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Infant: Ten-Year Follow-Up
A gigantic right atrial appendage aneurysm (RAAA) is a rare condition usually discovered during the third decade of life after being symptomatic. We present an asymptomatic RAAA discovered early during the basic screening of an infant and its natural history, and a ten-year follow-up due to its pare...
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| author | Antonios Belegrinos Aikaterini Giannakopoulou Melina Nikolakea Evaggelos Karanasios Sophie Mavrogeni George Markousis-Mavrogenis |
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| description | A gigantic right atrial appendage aneurysm (RAAA) is a rare condition usually discovered during the third decade of life after being symptomatic. We present an asymptomatic RAAA discovered early during the basic screening of an infant and its natural history, and a ten-year follow-up due to its parents being against operation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0b192b906604ec894c048234e09f31e2023-11-23T23:32:49ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-10-01910155210.3390/children9101552A Gigantic Congenital Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Infant: Ten-Year Follow-UpAntonios Belegrinos0Aikaterini Giannakopoulou1Melina Nikolakea2Evaggelos Karanasios3Sophie Mavrogeni4George Markousis-Mavrogenis5Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75, 11527 Athens, GreeceCardiology Clinic, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Thivon and Papadiamadopoulou, 11527 Athens, GreeceFaculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Mikras Asias 75, 11527 Athens, GreeceCardiology Clinic, “Aghia Sophia” Children’s Hospital, Thivon and Papadiamadopoulou, 11527 Athens, GreeceOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Leoforou Andrea Siggrou 356, Kallithea, 17674 Athens, GreeceOnassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Leoforou Andrea Siggrou 356, Kallithea, 17674 Athens, GreeceA gigantic right atrial appendage aneurysm (RAAA) is a rare condition usually discovered during the third decade of life after being symptomatic. We present an asymptomatic RAAA discovered early during the basic screening of an infant and its natural history, and a ten-year follow-up due to its parents being against operation.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/10/1552gigantic aneurysmright atrial appendageinfantcardiac imagingfollow upright atrial appendage aneurism |
| spellingShingle | Antonios Belegrinos Aikaterini Giannakopoulou Melina Nikolakea Evaggelos Karanasios Sophie Mavrogeni George Markousis-Mavrogenis A Gigantic Congenital Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Infant: Ten-Year Follow-Up Children gigantic aneurysm right atrial appendage infant cardiac imaging follow up right atrial appendage aneurism |
| title | A Gigantic Congenital Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Infant: Ten-Year Follow-Up |
| title_full | A Gigantic Congenital Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Infant: Ten-Year Follow-Up |
| title_fullStr | A Gigantic Congenital Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Infant: Ten-Year Follow-Up |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Gigantic Congenital Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Infant: Ten-Year Follow-Up |
| title_short | A Gigantic Congenital Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in an Infant: Ten-Year Follow-Up |
| title_sort | gigantic congenital right atrial appendage aneurysm in an infant ten year follow up |
| topic | gigantic aneurysm right atrial appendage infant cardiac imaging follow up right atrial appendage aneurism |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/10/1552 |
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