Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Echocardiography. 2021 Aug;38(8):1356-1358. doi: 10.1111/echo.15136. Epub 2021 Jul 8.
Giant left atrium is extremely rare in pediatric population. We hereby report a case of 4-year-old child with giant left atrium (LA) due to "non-rheumatic" mitral regurgitation (MR). The giant LA caused dextro-rotation of the heart, which immediately reverted to normal cardiac position after surgical repair. The case is reported for the unusual manifestation of giant LA as dextroversion.
巨大左心房在儿科人群中极为罕见。我们在此报告一例 4 岁儿童因“非风湿性”二尖瓣反流(MR)导致巨大左心房(LA)。巨大 LA 导致心脏右旋,手术修复后心脏即刻恢复正常位置。本病例报告的特点为巨大 LA 的右旋表现较为罕见。