Giant left atrium encountered during right-sided thoracentesis

Giant left atrium encountered during right-sided thoracentesis

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 user...

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Main Authors: Rashmi Advani, Benjamin T. Galen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117302307
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spelling doaj-0b2c32a1944645d4934830765eaf369c2020-11-25T01:14:22ZengElsevierRespiratory Medicine Case Reports2213-00712018-01-01232122Giant left atrium encountered during right-sided thoracentesisRashmi Advani0Benjamin T. Galen1Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Bronx, NY, USAAlbert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA; Corresponding author. Department of Medicine (Hospital Medicine), Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1825 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.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. Keywords: Giant left atrium, Thoracentesis, Rheumatic heart disease, Ultrasoundhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117302307
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title Giant left atrium encountered during right-sided thoracentesis
title_short Giant left atrium encountered during right-sided thoracentesis
title_full Giant left atrium encountered during right-sided thoracentesis
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publisher Elsevier
series Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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publishDate 2018-01-01
description 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. Keywords: Giant left atrium, Thoracentesis, Rheumatic heart disease, Ultrasound
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