Left Juxtaposition of the Right Atrial Appendage: Pitfalls in Diagnosis
Several congenital anomalies of the right atrial appendage (RAA) have been described including aneurysm, herniation (in association with a pericardial defect), and left juxtaposition. The left juxtaposition of the RAA (LJRAA), first described by Birmingham in 1893 and subsequently introduced by Dixo...
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| description | Several congenital anomalies of the right atrial appendage (RAA) have been described including aneurysm, herniation (in association with a pericardial defect), and left juxtaposition. The left juxtaposition of the RAA (LJRAA), first described by Birmingham in 1893 and subsequently introduced by Dixon in 1954, is usually associated with complex cardiac malformations such as obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract. In this case report, we will describe an unusual variant of LJRAA in the absence of any other cardiac defects, which was initially misinterpreted as an aortic dissection. The correct diagnosis was made after careful reinterpretation and the use of multiple imaging modalities as highlighted. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0cbaa981cb894802a7a7084bbfc27c1a2025-08-20T03:54:15ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64122023-01-01202310.1155/2023/1385305Left Juxtaposition of the Right Atrial Appendage: Pitfalls in DiagnosisKanya Singhapakdi0Wesam Sourour1Thomas R. Kimball2Department of Pediatric CardiologyDepartment of Pediatric CardiologyDepartment of Pediatric CardiologySeveral congenital anomalies of the right atrial appendage (RAA) have been described including aneurysm, herniation (in association with a pericardial defect), and left juxtaposition. The left juxtaposition of the RAA (LJRAA), first described by Birmingham in 1893 and subsequently introduced by Dixon in 1954, is usually associated with complex cardiac malformations such as obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract. In this case report, we will describe an unusual variant of LJRAA in the absence of any other cardiac defects, which was initially misinterpreted as an aortic dissection. The correct diagnosis was made after careful reinterpretation and the use of multiple imaging modalities as highlighted.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1385305 |
| spellingShingle | Kanya Singhapakdi Wesam Sourour Thomas R. Kimball Left Juxtaposition of the Right Atrial Appendage: Pitfalls in Diagnosis Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Left Juxtaposition of the Right Atrial Appendage: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_full | Left Juxtaposition of the Right Atrial Appendage: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_fullStr | Left Juxtaposition of the Right Atrial Appendage: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Left Juxtaposition of the Right Atrial Appendage: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_short | Left Juxtaposition of the Right Atrial Appendage: Pitfalls in Diagnosis |
| title_sort | left juxtaposition of the right atrial appendage pitfalls in diagnosis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2023/1385305 |
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