Bertin Nicole, Pappalardo Aniello, Minati Alessandro, Forti Gabriella, Favretto Serena, Pertoldi Franco, Ficarra Eleonora, Pelizzo Francesco, Vriz Olga
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Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2016 Oct 14;86(1-2):763. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2016.763.
Enlargement of left atrium occurs in patients with longstanding mitral valve disease due to chronic pressure and volume overload and occasionally left atrium reaches a massive enlargement, condition known as giant left atrium. It is most commonly associated with rheumatic mitral valve disease, both stenosis and regurgitation. This unique case deals with a 70-year-old woman who developed a giant left atrium due to a severe mitral regurgitation from complete prolapse of both mitral leaflets, as a consequence of previous undersized mitral ring annuloplasty.
