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Uncommon presentation of left main congenital coronary aneurysm: a rare case report

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Coronary aneurysm, a dilated segment of the coronary artery, is a rare condition with a prevalence ranging from 0.02% to 0.2%. According to the current literature, reports of large aneurysms in the left main artery are extremely rare. Due to the high surgical risk, conservative treatment was chosen.

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Case Report: A new therapeutic option for a rare patent ductus arteriosus child complicated with pulmonary artery aneurysm due to infectious endocarditis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is one of the most common forms of congenital heart disease (CHD). PDA combined with pulmonary artery aneurysm (PAA) due to IE is rare in children. Infectious endocarditis (IE) is a rare but serious complication of PDA. In this report, we report a rare pediatric PDA case, complicated with PAA due to IE.

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Contribution of rare chromosome 22q11.2 copy number variants to non-syndromic bicuspid aortic valve

Heart BMJ

Background Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital heart defect in adults, often leading to complications such as thoracic aortic aneurysms and aortic stenosis. While BAV is frequently associated with 22q11.2

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Case Report: Heart aneurysm of unknown origin in a two-year-old child diagnosed in the course of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

We present a case of a 22-month-old boy with a hypokinetic and thin-walled aneurysm of the left ventricle apex. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging revealed an akinetic aneurysm of the LV apex with a full-wall ischemic scar. Determining the origin of the aneurysm is challenging.

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Left coronary sinus of valsalva aneurysm dissecting into interventricular septum: a case report

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Sinus of Valsalva aneurysm (SVA) is an extremely rare condition, and its rupture causes acute symptoms such as chest pain and dyspnea. Ruptured SVA is frequently associated with other congenital defects.

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Aneurysm and subacute type a aortic dissection, in a pediatric patient with aortopathy

Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

Aortic dissection in pediatrics is an extremely rare condition, which is generally related to predisposing factors such as connective tissue disorders, congenital heart disease and systemic arterial hypertensi.

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A Giant Left Atrial Appendage Aneurysm With Incessant Atrial Tachycardia

Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

ABSTRACT Introduction Left atrial appendage aneurysm (LAAA) is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly that involves the progressive dilatation of the left atrial appendage (LAA), predisposing the patient to serious complications such as atrial tachyarrhythmias, life-threatening systemic thromboembolism, and cardiac dysfunction.