Congenital left atrial appendage ostial stenosis in an extremely premature infant diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography

Echocardiography. 2023 Jun;40(6):587-591. doi: 10.1111/echo.15593. Epub 2023 May 26.

Abstract

Congenital left atrial appendage ostial stenosis is a very rare congenital cardiac condition. We present the case of an extremely premature infant with congenital left atrial appendage ostial stenosis diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiographic imaging.

Keywords: congenital heart disease; left atrial appendage stenosis; premature infant.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Appendage* / diagnostic imaging
  • Constriction, Pathologic
  • Echocardiography
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Extremely Premature
  • Infant, Newborn