Why the study?
Giant left atrium rarely causes dysphagia through esophageal compression, representing a rare cardiac etiology that warrants early diagnosis and surgical treatment.
Comparison
Surgery to reduce left atrial volume
Design
Case report
Authors
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Supports individualized use of reduction plasty for esophageal compression by giant left atrium; leaves open need for systematic outcome evaluation.
Reduction plasty can successfully treat dysphagia caused by esophageal compression from a giant left atrium.
Bu et al. (2020) studied this question.