Giant left atrium: Adaptive or maladaptive?

Hellenic J Cardiol. 2019 Nov-Dec;60(6):400-401. doi: 10.1016/j.hjc.2018.06.017. Epub 2018 Jul 7.
No abstract available

Keywords: Atrial dilatation; Cardiac computed tomography; Echocardiography; Rheumatic valve disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Blood Pressure / physiology
  • Cardiomegaly / diagnostic imaging*
  • Conservative Treatment
  • Echocardiography / methods
  • Electrocardiography / methods
  • Female
  • Heart Atria / abnormalities*
  • Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Atria / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mitral Valve Stenosis / pathology
  • Pulmonary Artery / physiopathology
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / complications*
  • Rheumatic Heart Disease / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods