Giant Right Atrium: An Extreme Case of Idiopathic Dilation of the Right Atrium Michael A. Long, MMed The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 98, Issue 5, Pages 1815-1818 (November 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.082 Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Chest radiograph demonstrating severe cardiomegaly. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 1815-1818DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.082) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Contrasted chest computed tomography scan showing the dilated right atrium (RA). (LA = left atrium; LV = left ventricle; RV = right ventricle.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 1815-1818DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.082) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Photomicrograph of right atrial wall histology (magnification ×100) demonstrating the myocardial cell disarray, hypertrophy, hydropic degeneration, and interstitial fibrosis. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 1815-1818DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.082) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 Three-week postoperative chest radiograph demonstrating the persistent residual pericardial space. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2014 98, 1815-1818DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.082) Copyright © 2014 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions