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Case Reports
. 2018 Jun 8:2018:bcr2018225266.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225266.

Big heart

Yehia Saleh  1   2 , Abdallah Almaghraby  2 , Mohamed Seleem  2 , Basma Hammad  2
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Case Reports

Big heart

Yehia Saleh et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular medicine; migration and health; valvar diseases.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest X-ray showing significant cardiomegaly, tracheal shift to the right and obliteration of the right basal lung field.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Echocardiogram in apical four-chamber view showing an enlarged left atrium measuring 140×143 mm.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Echocardiogram atypical view showing an enlarged left atrium measuring 157×158 mm.
Figure 4
Figure 4
CT of the chest showing a giant left atrium measuring 200×154 mm.
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