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Best Answer: An enlarged left atrium means simply that the atrium that pumps blood in the ventricle that pumps blood to the rest of the body is larger than it should be, the seriousness depends on the size of the enlargement, a small enlargement usually won't pose any noticable problems, however, a larger deviation from normal size can lead to problems ranging from electrical dissarray such as atrial fibrillation to stroke, due to blood pooling in the atrium.
Left atrium: The upper right chamber of the heart. The left atrium receives oxygenated blood from the lungs and pumps it down into the left ventricle which delivers it to the body. Last Editorial Review: 5/13/2016. Back to MedTerms online medical dictionary A-Z List.