Author/Authors :
Zand، Farid نويسنده , , Sasani، Mohammad Reza نويسنده Radiologist, Medical Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , , Shahbazi، Shahrbanoo نويسنده , , Hojabri، Kamran نويسنده Resident of Anesthesiology, Department of Anesthesia, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , , Jannati، Mansour نويسنده Cardiovascular Surgery Ward, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran ,
Abstract :
Right atrial dilation due to left heart disease is a common complication among adults. The present review aimed to describe a case of massively dilated right atrium in a female patient presenting with valvular heart disease and no atrial fibrillation. The results of chest X-ray revealed a large opacity filling the lower right hemithorax, falsely interpreted as a mediastinal mass. During the transesophageal echocardiography, severe enlargement of the right atrium was detected, and open mitral and tricuspid valve replacements were performed successfully.
