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Images in cardio-thoracic surgery

Giant left atrium secondary to severe mixed mitral valve pathology

Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Kings College Hospital, London, UK

Received 6 June 2007; received in revised form 15 August 2007; accepted 24 August 2007.

^_* Corresponding author. Address: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Kings College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London SE5 9RS, UK. Tel.: +44 203 299 4341; fax: +44 203 299 3433. (Email: cha.rajakaruna@doctors.org.uk).

Key Words: Mitral valve replacement • Giant left atrium • Gross enlargement of left atrium

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A 76-year-old female presented with rheumatic mixed mitral valve pathology. A chest X-ray revealed massive cardiomegaly and splaying of the carina (. . . [Full Text of this Article]