Giant left atrium and management modalities (surgical vs. conservative): a case report from Mauritania.

Introduction And Importance: Giant left atrium (GLA) is a rare condition often associated with rheumatic heart disease and can lead to cardiac and extracardiac complications. In this case report, the authors present a rare case of GLA with extracardiac complications, highlighting the importance of prompt diagnosis and management.

Case Presentation: A 54-year-old woman with a 25-year history of mitral stenosis caused by rheumatic heart disease presented with symptoms of dyspnea, orthopnea, and palpitations.

Giant right atrial myxoma presented with symptoms of Budd-Chiari syndrome: a case report.

Introduction And Importance: Right atrial myxoma is rarely associated with Budd-Chiari syndrome (BCS). In this paper, we present a case of a young patient with a giant right atrial myxoma complicated by the development of BCS.

Case Presentation: A 26-year-old female presented to the emergency room with persistent abdominal pain, ascites, lower limb edema, and an acute episode of dyspnea.

Pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular free wall occurring after cardiac surgery of endocarditis affecting mitral and aortic valves: a case report.

Background: Infective endocarditis remains a serious condition. Left ventricular pseudoaneurysm may complicate the clinical course of infective endocarditis or occur postoperatively.

Case Presentation: We describe a case of a pseudoaneurysm of the left ventricular lateral wall which developed one month following cardiac surgery of active endocarditis affecting aortic and mitral valves.