Publication Name	World Journal of Cardiology
Manuscript ID	24630
Country	Switzerland

Received	2016-01-31 09:52
Peer-Review Started	2016-02-01 17:00
To Make the First Decision	2016-02-29 14:54
Return for Revision	2016-03-01 08:53
Revised	2016-03-16 22:53
Second Decision	2016-04-06 16:54
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2016-04-18 11:52
Articles in Press	2016-04-18 11:52
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ISSN	1949-8462 (online)
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Category	Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Manuscript Type	Case Report
Article Title	Asymptomatic post-rheumatic giant left atrium
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Tardu Özkartal, Felix C Tanner and Markus Niemann
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Tardu Özkartal, MD, Clinic of Cardiology, University Heart Center, University Hospital Zurich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091 Zurich, Switzerland. tardu.oezkartal@usz.ch
Key Words	Giant; Left; Atrium; Postrheumatic; Mitral; Valve; Stenosis; Regurgitation
Core Tip	There are various echocardiographic definitions of a giant left atrium, which are mainly based on measurements of the anteroposterior diameter of the left atrium using M-mode in the parasternal long axis view. Since the commonly accepted method for echocardiographic evaluation of left atrial size is left atrial volume index, we propose a cut-off value of 140 mL/m2 for the definition of a “giant left atrium”.
Publish Date	2016-06-23 09:50
Citation	Özkartal T, Tanner FC, Niemann M. Asymptomatic post-rheumatic giant left atrium. World J Cardiol 2016; 8(6): 375-378
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1949-8462/full/v8/i6/375.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4330/wjc.v8.i6.375

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