Unusual Giant Right Atrium in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis and Tricuspid Insufficiency

Dilation and hypertrophy of the atria occur in patients with valvular heart disease especially in mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis or tricuspid abnormalities. In sub-saharan Africa, rheumatic fever is still the leading cause of valvular heart disease. We report a case of an unusual giant right...

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Autores principales: Anzouan-Kacou, Jean Baptiste, Konin, Christophe, Coulibaly, Iklo, N'guetta, Roland, Adoubi, Anicet, Soya, Esaïe, Boka, Bénédicte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4007781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24826228
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/762873
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Sumario:Dilation and hypertrophy of the atria occur in patients with valvular heart disease especially in mitral regurgitation, mitral stenosis or tricuspid abnormalities. In sub-saharan Africa, rheumatic fever is still the leading cause of valvular heart disease. We report a case of an unusual giant right atrium in context of rheumatic stenosis and severe tricuspid regurgitation in a 58-year-old woman.

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