Giant left atrium: a condition that is rarely seen today.

J Cardiovasc Med (Hagerstown)

Unit of Cardiac Surgery, A.O.U.P. P. Giaccone, University of Palermo, Italy.

Published: September 2008

Today, giant left atrium is a condition that is rarely observed in clinical practice and diagnosis can be missed. It is prevalent in patients with rheumatic heart disease that has decreased considerably in industrialized countries in the last two decades. However, the immigration flow in the current era can revive its incidence.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0b013e3282fb2a6aDOI Listing

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