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If left untreated, they can result in arrhythmias, heart failure, catastrophic rupture, and thromboembolic phenomena. <\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>We present the case of a 10-year-old African female who presented with heart failure. The patient underwent successful open-heart surgery to close the atrial septal defect, resect the right atrial aneurysm, and directly close it. 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