Progressive extreme biatrial enlargement following mitral valve replacement.
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Patients with mitral valve disease and extreme enlargement of the left atrium usually exhibit significant decrease in chamber size following corrective mitral valve surgery. We describe a patient in whom extreme right and left atrial enlargement developed, and progressed following mitral valve replacement, with no evidence of prosthetic valve malfunction or tricuspid valve disease.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Chest
دوره 84 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1983