Cardiology - Case Reports
October 14, 2016
Vol. 86 No. 1-2 (2016): Cardiac series
Giant left atrium in undersized mitral ring annuloplasty
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Enlargement of left atrium occurs in patients with longstanding mitral valve disease due to chronic pressure and volume overload and occasionally left atrium reaches a massive enlargement, condition known as giant left atrium. It is most commonly associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease, both stenosis and regurgitation. This unique case deals with a 70-year-old woman who developed a giant left atrium due to a severe mitral regurgitation from complete prolapse of both mitral leaflets, as a consequence of previous undersized mitral ring annuloplasty.Â
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“Giant Left Atrium in Undersized Mitral Ring Annuloplasty”. 2016. Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease 86 (1-2). https://doi.org/10.4081/monaldi.2016.763.