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Giant left atrium is a rarely observed condition prevalent in rheumatic heart disease patients, whose incidence may increase in industrialized nations due to modern immigration flows.
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Giant left atrium is a rare condition today, primarily associated with rheumatic heart disease, whose incidence may increase in industrialized countries due to immigration.
Today, giant left atrium is a condition that is rarely observed in clinical practice and diagnosis can be missed. It is prevalent in patients with rheumatic heart disease that has decreased considerably in industrialized countries in the last two decades. However, the immigration flow in the current era can revive its incidence.
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Fattouch et al. (2008) studied this question. Giant left atrium is a rarely observed condition prevalent in rheumatic heart disease patients, whose incidence may increase in industrialized nations due to modern immigration flows.
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