Atrial enlargement

Medical condition

Atrial enlargement
Specialty	Cardiology
Types	Left atrial enlargement Right atrial enlargement
Diagnostic method	electrocardiogram

Atrial enlargement refers to a condition where the left atrium or right atrium of the heart is larger than would be expected. It can also affect both atria.^[1]

Types include:

Left atrial enlargement
Right atrial enlargement

References

^ "ECG Learning Center - An introduction to clinical electrocardiography". library.med.utah.edu.

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Cardiovascular disease (heart)

Ischemia

Coronary disease	Coronary artery disease (CAD) Coronary artery aneurysm Spontaneous coronary artery dissection (SCAD) Coronary thrombosis Coronary vasospasm Myocardial bridge
Active ischemia	Angina pectoris Prinzmetal's angina Stable angina Acute coronary syndrome Myocardial infarction Unstable angina
Sequelae	hours Hibernating myocardium Myocardial stunning days Myocardial rupture weeks Ventricular aneurysm Dressler syndrome

Layers

Endocardium /
valves

Endocarditis	infective endocarditis Subacute bacterial endocarditis non-infective endocarditis Libman–Sacks endocarditis Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis
Valves	mitral prolapse stenosis regurgitation aortic stenosis regurgitation tricuspid stenosis regurgitation pulmonary stenosis regurgitation

Conduction /
arrhythmia

Tachycardia
(paroxysmal and sinus)

Supraventricular	Atrial Multifocal Junctional AV nodal reentrant Junctional ectopic
Ventricular	Accelerated idioventricular rhythm Catecholaminergic polymorphic Torsades de pointes

Premature contraction

Pre-excitation syndrome

Flutter / fibrillation

Long QT syndrome

Other / ungrouped

Ventricular hypertrophy
- Left
- Right
- Pulmonary
Atrial enlargement
- Left
- Right
Athletic heart syndrome

Other

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