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KMID : 0368120100400110609
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Korean Circulation Journal
2010 Volume.40 No. 11 p.609 ~ p.610
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A Giant Left Atrium in Rheumatic Mitral Stenosis
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Park Kyung-Il
Kim Hyung-Kwan
Park Young-Bae
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Abstract
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Enlargement of left atrium (LA) is not infrequently observed in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosis. We recently met a patient who had a giant LA associated with severe mitral stenosis. The right ventricle had almost collapsed due to compression by the LA. Mitral valve surgery was performed for mitral stenosis and the postoperative course was uneventful. Thus, we suggest that clinicians should not delay corrective surgery for severe mitral stenosis solely on account of a huge LA.
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KEYWORD
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Magnetic resonance imaging, Mitral valve stenosis, Left atrium
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