Luo Yong, Yuan Wu, Cheng Lijian, Chen Jie
Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chengdu Third People's Hospital, China.
Respir Med Case Rep. 2019 Aug 22;28:100926. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100926. eCollection 2019.
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.
巨大左心房是一种以左心房极度扩大(直径超过80毫米)为特征的病症,通常与长期存在的风湿性二尖瓣疾病相关。我们报告一例患有巨大左心房并伴有大量钙化的女性患者,该患者有风湿性心脏病、严重二尖瓣狭窄、永久性心房颤动和脑梗死病史。