| Literature DB >> 27752714 |
M Cottini1, A Pergolini2, G Zampi3, V Buffa4, P G Pino2, V Polizzi2, F Ranocchi2, G Luzi2, A Montalto2, F Musumeci2.
Abstract
Atrial myxomas are the most common benign cardiac neoplasms. Although the majority occur in the left atrium (LA) and are attached to the interatrial septum (75-80 % of cases), they can arise from any part of the LA and the cardiac chambers. We report the case of a 65-year-old woman who presented with features of worsening dyspnea and persistent headache. During transthoracic echocardiography, a suspected cardiac myxoma was found arising from the posterior wall of the LA.Entities:
Keywords: Case report; Left atrium; Myxoma; Resection; Transthoracic echocardiography
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Year: 2016 PMID： 27752714 DOI： 10.1007/s00059-016-4480-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Herz ISSN： 0340-9937 Impact factor: 1.443