Silent giant left atrium: A case report

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Feb 1;10(2):e05363. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5363. eCollection 2022 Feb.

Abstract

A 30-year-old woman presented with low-grade dyspnea on exertion. Chest X-ray demonstrated enlarged cardiac silhouette but was insufficient to delineate the cause. Echocardiogram revealed the cause to be the giant left atrium from mitral stenosis.

Keywords: echocardiography; left atrium; mitral stenosis; rheumatic heart disease.

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  • Case Reports