A Giant Left Atrium in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis

Enlargement of left atrium (LA) is not infrequently observed in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. We recently met a patient who had a giant LA associated with severe mitral stenosis. The right ventricle had almost collapsed due to compression by the LA. Mitral valve surgery was performed for...

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Main Authors: Park, Kyungil, Kim, Hyung-Kwan, Park, Young-Bae
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2010
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Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3008835/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217941
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2010.40.11.609
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