Severe left atrium calcification (heart within a heart)

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Severe left atrium calcification (heart within a heart) Jessica Germino, MD, Sudhakar N.J. Pipavath, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 2, Pages 733-734 (August 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.01.011 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Frontal radiograph of the chest demonstrating right pleural effusion, global cardiomegaly, and severe mural calcification of the left atrium. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 733-734DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.01.011) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Lateral radiograph of the chest demonstrating extensive mural calcification of the left atrium. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 733-734DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.01.011) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Coronal computed tomography scan of the chest demonstrating left atrial enlargement and calcification of the wall. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 733-734DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.01.011) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions