| Title | [Left atrial enlargement in mitral valve disease - a comparison of conventional roentgen signs and methods of roentgenographic measurement (author's transl)] |
| Author(s) | Neufang KF, Carstens V |
| Source | Rontgenblatter 1981 Jul; 34(7):280-7. |
| MeSH | Adult
Angiocardiography
Cardiomegaly
Comparative Study
English Abstract
Esophagus
Female
Heart Atria
Heart Valve Diseases
Humans
Male
Methods
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve
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| Abstract | The different signs of left atrial enlargement on the conventional biplane chest roentgenogram and the methods of measurement are discussed and evaluated in 85 patients with mitral valve disease. The posterior displacement of the barium-filled esophagus is the most sensitive qualitative sign for left atrial enlargement. The sagittal left atrial diameter recording to Westcott and coll. can be easily measured and reproduced. It is recommended for quantitative studies of left atrial size. |
| Language | ger |
| Pub Type(s) | Journal Article
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| PubMed ID | 6454958 |
