title: Giant left atrium associated with massive thrombus formation.
abstract: Giant left atrium is a condition characterized by huge enlargement of the left atrium with a diameter exceeding 65mm. It is most commonly associated with long standing rheumatic mitral valve disease. We present a 45-year-old female patient with rheumatic mitral stenosis associated with giant left atrium occupied by an 11 × 10 × 5 cm thrombus weighing 500 gms. The patient underwent successful mitral valve replacement and thrombectomy through an inverted T-shaped biatrial incision.
authors: Heliopolis Cardiac Center, 46 Nazeeh Khalefa St, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt. darwaz30@hotmail.com.
authors: Ahmad K
authors: AK
authors: Darwazah
authors: Hamdy
authors: H
authors: El Sayed