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Giant Left Atrium
Author(s) -
Kucukdurmaz Zekeriya,
Gunes Hakan,
Kurt Recep,
Karapınar Hekim
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/echo.12082
Subject(s) - left atrium , medicine , cardiology , pericardial effusion , right atrium , surgery , radiology , atrial fibrillation
Mini‐Abstract A 58‐year‐old woman with a history of mitral valve replacement ( MVR ) 17 years ago and was admitted to our clinic with dyspnea. Transthoracic examination showed a normal functioning MVR with a very large left atrium which was 209 × 96 mm that was not possible to fit the screen in its entirety. Left atrial enlargement may be misdiagnosed as pleural effusion or a mass, so the clinician must be alert to avoid from further invasive examinations like pleurocentesis or biopsy, which may be associated with dangerous complications.