Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a Newborn Diagnosed with Fetal Echocardiography

Right atrial appendage aneurysm is a very rare condition which can be asymptomatic or can cause arrhythmia or life-threatening thromboembolism. We report a case of newborn with right atrial appendage aneurysm who was diagnosed with fetal echocardiography. Anticoagulant therapy was applied to prevent...

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Main Authors: Helen Bornaun, Elif Yartaşı Tik, Gonca Keskindemirci, Ali Ekiz, Kazım Öztarhan, Reyhan Dedeoğlu, Merih Çetinkaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8616918
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description Right atrial appendage aneurysm is a very rare condition which can be asymptomatic or can cause arrhythmia or life-threatening thromboembolism. We report a case of newborn with right atrial appendage aneurysm who was diagnosed with fetal echocardiography. Anticoagulant therapy was applied to prevent thromboembolism and he is still going on follow-up without any complaint.
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spelling doaj-art-3e4e6b295f2b4e768eef4a8fd74653462025-02-03T01:03:36ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112016-01-01201610.1155/2016/86169188616918Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a Newborn Diagnosed with Fetal EchocardiographyHelen Bornaun0Elif Yartaşı Tik1Gonca Keskindemirci2Ali Ekiz3Kazım Öztarhan4Reyhan Dedeoğlu5Merih Çetinkaya6Department of Pediatric Cardiology, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatrics, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Perinatology, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Pediatric Cardiology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, İstanbul University, Istanbul, TurkeyDepartment of Neonatology, Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, TurkeyRight atrial appendage aneurysm is a very rare condition which can be asymptomatic or can cause arrhythmia or life-threatening thromboembolism. We report a case of newborn with right atrial appendage aneurysm who was diagnosed with fetal echocardiography. Anticoagulant therapy was applied to prevent thromboembolism and he is still going on follow-up without any complaint.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8616918
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Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a Newborn Diagnosed with Fetal Echocardiography
Case Reports in Pediatrics
title Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a Newborn Diagnosed with Fetal Echocardiography
title_full Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a Newborn Diagnosed with Fetal Echocardiography
title_fullStr Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a Newborn Diagnosed with Fetal Echocardiography
title_full_unstemmed Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a Newborn Diagnosed with Fetal Echocardiography
title_short Right Atrial Appendage Aneurysm in a Newborn Diagnosed with Fetal Echocardiography
title_sort right atrial appendage aneurysm in a newborn diagnosed with fetal echocardiography
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8616918
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