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Massive calcification of giant left atrium in a rheumatic mitral stenosis patient: A case report

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 with massive calcification in a female patient who had a...

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Autores principales: Luo, Yong, Yuan, Wu, Cheng, Lijian, Chen, Jie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6715883/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31485409
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100926
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Sumario: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 with massive calcification in a female patient who had a history of rheumatic heart disease, severe mitral stenosis, permanent atrial fibrillation, and cerebral infarctions.