Giant left atrium: A review

Giant left atrium: A review

Giant left atrium is a rare condition, with a reported incidence of 0.3%, and following mainly rheumatic mitral valve disease. Although rheumatic heart disease represents the main cause of giant left atrium, other etiologies have been reported. Giant left atrium has significant hemodynamic effects a...

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Main Authors: Ahmed El Maghraby, Rachel Hajar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2012-01-01
Series:Heart Views
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
atrial plication
compression
giant left atrium
maze procedure
rheumatic heart disease
Online Access:http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2012;volume=13;issue=2;spage=46;epage=52;aulast=El
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spelling doaj-d89410a2408c452e962a7d55f0531e9e2020-11-24T21:00:36ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsHeart Views1995-705X2012-01-01132465210.4103/1995-705X.99227Giant left atrium: A reviewAhmed El MaghrabyRachel HajarGiant left atrium is a rare condition, with a reported incidence of 0.3%, and following mainly rheumatic mitral valve disease. Although rheumatic heart disease represents the main cause of giant left atrium, other etiologies have been reported. Giant left atrium has significant hemodynamic effects and requires specific management. In this review, we present two cases, discuss the different definitions, etiologies, clinical presentation and management modalities.http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2012;volume=13;issue=2;spage=46;epage=52;aulast=ElAtrial fibrillationatrial plicationcompressiongiant left atriummaze procedurerheumatic heart disease
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author Ahmed El Maghraby
Rachel Hajar
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Giant left atrium: A review
Heart Views
Atrial fibrillation
atrial plication
compression
giant left atrium
maze procedure
rheumatic heart disease
author_facet Ahmed El Maghraby
Rachel Hajar
author_sort Ahmed El Maghraby
title Giant left atrium: A review
title_short Giant left atrium: A review
title_full Giant left atrium: A review
title_fullStr Giant left atrium: A review
title_full_unstemmed Giant left atrium: A review
title_sort giant left atrium: a review
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Heart Views
issn 1995-705X
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Giant left atrium is a rare condition, with a reported incidence of 0.3%, and following mainly rheumatic mitral valve disease. Although rheumatic heart disease represents the main cause of giant left atrium, other etiologies have been reported. Giant left atrium has significant hemodynamic effects and requires specific management. In this review, we present two cases, discuss the different definitions, etiologies, clinical presentation and management modalities.
topic Atrial fibrillation
atrial plication
compression
giant left atrium
maze procedure
rheumatic heart disease
url http://www.heartviews.org/article.asp?issn=1995-705X;year=2012;volume=13;issue=2;spage=46;epage=52;aulast=El
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