| Autor: |
Bertin, Nicole, Pappalardo, Aniello, Minati, Alessandro, Forti, Gabriella, Favretto, Serena, Pertoldi, Franco, Ficarra, Eleonora, Pelizzo, Francesco, Vriz, Olga |
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Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease; 2016, Vol. 86 Issue 1/2, p1-4, 4p |
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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. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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