Giant left atrium encountered during right-sided thoracentesis

Rashmi Advani; Benjamin T. Galen

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.11.002

Giant left atrium encountered during right-sided thoracentesis

Rashmi Advani, Benjamin T. Galen

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Abstract

Giant left atrium is an uncommon pathology to encounter during bedside chest ultrasound, but is an important structure to be aware of when considering thoracentesis. This cardiac structure could easily be mistaken for loculated pleural fluid. This case also supports growing evidence that expert users can safely perform thoracentesis without completely reversing therapeutic anticoagulation.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	21-22
Number of pages	2
Journal	Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Volume	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmcr.2017.11.002
State	Published - 2018

Keywords

Giant left atrium
Rheumatic heart disease
Thoracentesis
Ultrasound

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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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