Rudimentary left atrial appendage in a patient with a history of CVA.
Akram SardariAkram NakhaeeFarnoosh LartiMaryam RoozitalabPublished in: Clinical case reports (2024)
Rudimentary left atrial appendage (LAA) is extremely rare. This report presents the case of a 50-year-old woman who experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and was found to have a rudimentary LAA. The patient had a history of diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension, and dyslipidemia. An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed sinus rhythm, and Holter monitoring did not detect any atrial fibrillation (AF). Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and computed tomography angiography (CTA) were performed to identify the source of cardiac emboli, revealing a rudimentary LAA with no thrombus present.
Keyphrases
- left atrial appendage
- atrial fibrillation
- catheter ablation
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- case report
- direct oral anticoagulants
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- blood pressure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- coronary artery
- computed tomography
- pulmonary hypertension
- heart rate
- heart rate variability
- magnetic resonance imaging
- glycemic control
- acute coronary syndrome
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- magnetic resonance
- metabolic syndrome
- mitral valve