Open AccessGiant Left Atrium in Rheumatic Mitral Disease: Beyond a Simple Adaptive Mechanism: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Soumia Faid
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
ra journal of applied research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2394-6709
DOI - 10.47191/rajar/v7i5.01
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , left atrium , atrial fibrillation , mitral valve , mitral valve replacement , atrium (architecture) , heart disease , rheumatic disease , disease
Giant left atrium is a condition characterized by an extreme enlargement of the left atrium with a diameter more than 80 mm and it is usually associated with long standing rheumatic mitral valve disease. We present a case of giant left atrium in a 47-year-old female patient who had a history of rheumatic heart disease, severe mitral disease, permanent atrial fibrillation and causing the compression of adjacent intra-thoracic structures. The patient underwent a successful mitral valve replacement with reduction of the enlarged sized left atrium with good outcomes.