Giant Left Atrium. Issue 4 (11th January 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kucukdurmaz, Zekeriya; Gunes, Hakan; Kurt, Recep; Karapınar, Hekim
• Is Part Of: Echocardiography. Volume 30:Issue 4(2013)
• Page Start: E110
• Page End: E110
• Publication Date: 2013-01-11
• Subjects: Echocardiography -- Periodicals; Echocardiography -- Periodicals; 616.1207543
• DOI: 10.1111/echo.12082
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0742-2822

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="short" id="echo12082-abs-0001"> <title>Mini‐Abstract</title> <p>A 58‐year‐old woman with a history of mitral valve replacement (MVR) 17 years ago and was admitted to our clinic with dyspnea. Transthoracic examination showed a normal functioning MVR with a very large left atrium which was 209 × 96 mm that was not possible to fit the screen in its entirety. Left atrial enlargement may be misdiagnosed as pleural effusion or a mass, so the clinician must be alert to avoid from further invasive examinations like pleurocentesis or biopsy, which may be associated with dangerous complications.</p> </abstract>