Significance of echocardiographic left atrial enlargement in aortic stenosis

1982 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 520-522 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. A. N. Chandraratna ◽  
M. S. Aronow ◽  
W. S. Aronow
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Stenosis ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Enlargement ◽  
Atrial Enlargement

scholarly journals A Bitter Pill to Swallow: Pseudoachalasia Secondary to Oesophageal Deviation Resulting from Mediastinal Shift and Left Atrial Enlargement after Left Lower Lobectomy

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 652-657
Author(s):  
Magali M.V.P. Surmont ◽  
Maridi Aerts ◽  
Rastislav Kunda ◽  
Sébastien Kindt
Keyword(s):  
Left Atrial ◽  
Mass Effect ◽  
Lower Oesophageal Sphincter ◽  
Left Atrial Enlargement ◽  
High Resolution Manometry ◽  
Lower Lobectomy ◽  
First Case ◽  
Idiopathic Achalasia ◽  
Mediastinal Shift ◽  
Atrial Enlargement

Pseudoachalasia, also known as secondary achalasia, is a rare clinical condition mimicking idiopathic achalasia but unrelated to primary loss of nitrergic innervation. It has mostly been attributed to malignancy infiltrating the oesophageal wall, but several other benign underlying pathologies have been reported. Because of similar manometric appearance, high-resolution manometry (HRM) of the oesophagus alone cannot distinguish between idiopathic achalasia and pseudoachalasia. Misdiagnosis can result in ineffective treatment by dilatation or even more invasive therapy. This is the first case-report of pseudoachalasia secondary to oesophageal deviation resulting from mediastinal shift and left atrial enlargement following prior left lower lobectomy. HRM, the gold standard for the diagnosis of achalasia, confirmed the incomplete relaxation of the lower oesophageal sphincter (LES) in absence of normal oesophageal peristalsis. However, additional workup with CAT scan and cardiac ultrasound identified an anatomical shift by the extrinsic mass effect resulting from the atrial enlargement, but without contrast retention at the LES.

The Left Atrio-Vertebral Ratio: a new simple means for assessing left atrial enlargement on Computed Tomography

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 1310-1317
Author(s):  
Marie Montillet ◽  
Marie Baqué-Juston ◽  
Jean-Pierre Tasu ◽  
Sandra Bertrand ◽  
Frédéric Berthier ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Computed Tomography ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Enlargement ◽  
Atrial Enlargement

scholarly journals Extreme Left Atrial Enlargement

Circulation ◽  
1964 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROMAN W. DESANCTIS ◽  
DAVID C. DEAN ◽  
EDWARD F. BLAND
Keyword(s):  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Enlargement ◽  
Atrial Enlargement

scholarly journals Association between left atrial enlargement and obstructive sleep apnea in a general population of 71-year-old men

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 254-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Holtstrand Hjälm ◽  
Michael Fu ◽  
Per-Olof Hansson ◽  
You Zhong ◽  
Kenneth Caidahl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Obstructive Sleep Apnea ◽  
Sleep Apnea ◽  
General Population ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Enlargement ◽  
Obstructive Sleep ◽  
Atrial Enlargement ◽  
Old Men

scholarly journals Relation Between Left Atrial Enlargement and Stroke Subtypes in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients

2013 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye-Young Shin ◽  
In-Hye Jeong ◽  
Chang-Ki Kang ◽  
Dong-Jin Shin ◽  
Hyeon-Mi Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Left Atrial Enlargement ◽  
Stroke Subtypes ◽  
Atrial Enlargement
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