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"Giant left atrium" in an 85 year old man with a history of rheumatic heart disease. A, point-of-care ultrasound image of large right pleural effusion (star), giant left atrium (white arrow), and diaphragm ("D"). B, coronal image of prior CT chest with contrast showing giant left atrium at black arrow. C, transverse image of prior CT chest with contrast showing giant left atrium at black arrow.
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Prior to the procedure, a CT scan of the chest from two years prior was reviewed (Fig. 1, B and C).