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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for Left atrial enlargement
  1. ... heart's chambers Take x-ray pictures of the left ventricle (main pumping chamber) of the heart (ventriculography)
  2. ... to pass through the foramen ovale or an atrial septal defect (a hole connecting the collecting chambers on the left and right sides of the heart) back to ...
  3. ... the body. For the infant to live, an atrial septal defect (ASD) or patent foramen ovale (passage between the left and right atria) must exist to allow oxygenated ...
  4. ... may lead to thickening of the heart muscle (hypertrophy). The other arteries also thicken and stiffen. In ...