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DILATATION OF THE LEFT ATRIUM
Author(s) -
CHAUVEL P. J.,
McCREDIE R. M.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1973.tb01860.x
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrium , thoracotomy , atrium (architecture) , right atrium , mediastinal mass , cardiology , radiology , atrial fibrillation
SYNOPSIS A case of idiopathic dilatation of the left atrium in a 7 month old infant is described. The initial diagnosis was a mediastinal mass, and the correct diagnosis was made at thoracotomy. His course was characterised by atrial arrhythmias for 3 months, but subsequent course was benign and the left atrial dilatation regressed to normal size.