Left atrial enlargement

Left atrium enlargement usually causes arrhythmia, thrombosis, heart failure, etc.

1. Causes arrhythmia

Left atrium enlargement patients 'heart pumping capacity significantly reduced, will affect the normal operation of the heart, prone to cardiac arrhythmia.

2. Causes thrombosis

Due to left atrium enlargement blood flow speed slowed down, leading to blood in a hypercoagulable state, prone to thrombosis, if not treated in time, may cause vascular blockage.

3. Causes heart failure

Long-term left atrium enlargement will lead to cardiac dysfunction, increase the risk of heart failure, may occur acute cardiac dilatation, pulmonary congestion and other conditions.