Unusual giant right atrium in rheumatic mitral stenosis and tricuspid insufficiency

Case Rep Cardiol. 2011:2011:762873. doi: 10.1155/2011/762873. Epub 2011 Aug 3.

Abstract

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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