What is moderate biatrial enlargement?

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I just had an Echocardigram and it says I have moderate biatrial

enlargement. My doctor tells me that this is link to a-fib, but doesnt

tell me how or what it is. Does anyone know what biatrial enlargement

is?

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creativecopy creativecopy@...> wrote: I just had an Echocardigram and

it says I have moderate biatrial

enlargement. My doctor tells me that this is link to a-fib, but doesnt

tell me how or what it is. Does anyone know what biatrial enlargement

is?

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It simply means that both the left and right atria are enlarged. The primary

near term significance of this is that enlarged atria are strongly coorelated

with a lower success rate in curing afib through ablation.

Bob In Oregon - 69, enlarged atria, ablated 3/2/06, afib returned 3/9/06,

still in persistant afib, will see my EP on 4/3/06 to determine where we go from

here.

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How much is considered enlarged? What is normal?

Re: What is moderate biatrial enlargement?

creativecopy creativecopy@...> wrote: I just had an Echocardigram

and it says I have moderate biatrial

enlargement. My doctor tells me that this is link to a-fib, but doesnt tell

me how or what it is. Does anyone know what biatrial enlargement is?

,

It simply means that both the left and right atria are enlarged. The

primary near term significance of this is that enlarged atria are strongly

coorelated with a lower success rate in curing afib through ablation.

Bob In Oregon - 69, enlarged atria, ablated 3/2/06, afib returned 3/9/06,

still in persistant afib, will see my EP on 4/3/06 to determine where we go

from here.

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[Guest guest]

you can assume that he's talking about your atrium being enlarged, but

he really should explain in detail, so you know for sure! Atrial

enlargment is common in long term afib, unfortunately.

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Subject: What is moderate biatrial enlargement?

I just had an Echocardigram and it says I have moderate biatrial

enlargement. My doctor tells me that this is link to a-fib, but doesnt

tell me how or what it is. Does anyone know what biatrial enlargement

is?

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Bob - I had slightly enlarged atrium on both sides, but so far my

ablation has been successful. We won't know for sure until I'm off all

the anti-arrhythmics at the end of may, but so far so good, despite the

enlargment! I'm sorry yours came back so quickly... I know how

frustrating that would be.

Stef

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It simply means that both the left and right atria are enlarged. The

primary near term significance of this is that enlarged atria are

strongly coorelated with a lower success rate in curing afib through

ablation.

Bob In Oregon - 69, enlarged atria, ablated 3/2/06, afib returned

3/9/06, still in persistant afib, will see my EP on 4/3/06 to determine

where we go from here.