18 October 2021: Articles
Hypoplastic Left Atrial Appendage: A Case Report and Literature Review
Mistake in diagnosis, Diagnostic / therapeutic accidents, Rare coexistence of disease or pathology
Hitomi Hasegawa A , Takahide Ito A* , Ryoto Hourai B , Kanako Akamatsu C , Yoshifumi Nomura D , Masatoshi Miyamura A , Shu-ichi Fujita D , Masaaki Hoshiga DDOI: 10.12659/AJCR.933260
Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e933260
Table 1. Clinical features in reported cases of so-called absent left atrial appendage (LAA).
| Age/sex | Commodities | Cardiac imaging modalities | Associated anomaly and/or pathology | Terminology for this particular entity used in the title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasegawa et al (our case) | 76/M | DM, DL, atrial flutter | TEE, CT | Hypoplastic LAA | |
| Pourafkari et al []8 | 80/M | COPD, HT, atrial flutter | TEE, CT | Absent LAA | |
| Pashun et al []24 | 42/M | None | CT | Congenital absence of the LAA | |
| Singam et al []14 | 79/F | AF, COPD, HT, DL, CHF | TEE, 3D-TEE CT, LA angiography | Absent LAA | |
| Nandar et al []15 | 77/F | HT, AF, DL | TEE, CT | Absent LAA | |
| Lee and Kim []23 | 58/M | DM | TEE, CT | Multiple cerebellar infarction | Congenital absence of the LAA |
| Enomoto et al []21 | 70/M | HT, AF | TEE, CT, LA angiography, LA voltage map | Congenital absence of LAA | |
| Dar et al []16 | 67/M | HT, DM, AF | CT | Congenital absence of LAA | |
| Kureshi et al []12 | 62/F | HT, AF | CT, TEE, CARTOTM | Single left-sided and 2 right-sided pulmonary veins | Absent LAA |
| Song et al []13 | 58/F | HT, lacunar infarct | CT, LA angiography | Underdevelopment of LAA | |
| Song et al []13 | 68/M | HT, DM | CT, LA angiography | Underdevelopment of LAA | |
| Katsumata et al []10 | 76/F | HT, AF | CT, TEE | PLSVC | Absence of a LAA |
| De Ponti et al []11 | 52/NA | AF | CT | PLSVC draining into the coronary sinus | Agenesia of the LAA |
| Saleh et al []22 | 79/M | HT, AF, CHF | TEE | Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy | Congenital absence of the LAA |
| Saleh et al []22 | 54/F | STEMI, CHF, AF | TEE, CT | Congenital absence of the LAA | |
| Ghori and Alessandro []17 | 50M | AF | TEE, CT, MRI | Congenital absence of LAA | |
| Di Gioia et al []18 | 78/M | AF, HT, DL | TEE, CT | Intracranial bleeding | Congenital absence of LAA |
| Rosso et al []19 | 62/M | AF | CT, TEE | Congenital absence of LAA | |
| Zhang et al []20 | 60/M | HT, DM, CAD, AF | TEE, CT, LA angiography | Congenital absence of the LAA | |
| Collier et al []9 | 73/F | AF | TEE, CT | Congenital absence of the LAA | |
| 3D – 3-dimensional; AF – atrial fibrillation; CAD – coronary artery disease; CHF – congestive heart failure; COPD – chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CT – computed tomography; DL – dyslipidemia; DM – diabetes mellitus; HT – hypertension; LA – left atrial; MRI – magnetic resonance imaging; NA – not available; PLSVC – persistent left superior vena cava; STEMI – ST elevation myocardial infarction; TEE – transesophageal echocardiography. | |||||