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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Autores principales: Park, Kyungil, Kim, Hyung-Kwan, Park, Young-Bae
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Cardiology 2010
Materias:
Images in Cardiovascular Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3008835/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21217941
http://dx.doi.org/10.4070/kcj.2010.40.11.609
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Sumario: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 mitral stenosis and the postoperative course was uneventful. Thus, we suggest that clinicians should not delay corrective surgery for severe mitral stenosis solely on account of a huge LA.

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