Massive calcification of giant left atrium in a rheumatic mitral stenosis patient: A case report

Yong Luo; Wu Yuan; Lijian Cheng; Jie Chen

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100926

Massive calcification of giant left atrium in a rheumatic mitral stenosis patient: A case report

Respir Med Case Rep. 2019 Aug 22:28:100926. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100926. eCollection 2019.

Authors

Yong Luo¹, Wu Yuan¹, Lijian Cheng¹, Jie Chen¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chengdu Third People's Hospital, China.

Abstract

Giant left atrium is a condition characterized by an extreme enlargement of the left atrium with a diameter more than 80 mm and it is usually associated with long standing rheumatic mitral valve disease. We present a case of giant left atrium with massive calcification in a female patient who had a history of rheumatic heart disease, severe mitral stenosis, permanent atrial fibrillation, and cerebral infarctions.

Keywords: Calcification; Case report; Giant left atrium.

Publication types

Case Reports