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QJM, 2016 An 81-year-old independently functional woman with a history of congestive heart failure presented with acute shortness of breath. The day prior to the presentation she complained of mild shortness of breath while having dinner but went to sleep and woke up early morning with difficulty in breathing and chest discomfort.
V, Namana +3 more
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BMJ, 2013 Susie Layton was 60 when she noticed increasing breathlessness, fatigue, and chest pain. A left atrial myxoma was subsequently excised.
Layton, S. +2 more
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Determination of residual mass in left ventricle by intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography after a giant and floating left atrial myxoma resection [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de Anestesiologia, 2018 Atrial myxoma is a benign tumor of the heart that occurs primarily in the left atrium. Floating or large left atrial myxomas frequently cause functional mitral stenosis, may also affect mitral valve structure and flow, and lead to mitral regurgitation ...
Ali Sait Kavakli, Nilgun Kavrut Ozturk
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Rare presentation of an atrial myxoma in an adolescent patient: A case report and literature review [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Cardiac tumors are uncommon in the pediatric population. When present, cardiac manifestations stem from the tumor causing inflow or outflow obstruction.
Anwar, Shafkat +6 more
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Radiation induced myxoma of superior vena cava origin presenting as a right atrial mass
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2014 Myxomas are the most common benign cardiac tumors. Myxomas are more common in the left heart chamber than the right side chamber. An extracardiac origin presenting as a right atrial mass is very rare.
Feridoun Sabzi, Reza Faraji
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A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by pancytopenia and pathological findings suggestive of pulmonary hypertension [PDF]
, 1974 A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by peculiar symptoms is reported. A 15-year old boy had progressive congestive heart failure and three episodes of acute attacks of panctyopenia. The anemia was accompanied by helmet-shaped, broken red blood cells,
Kawanishi, Koichi +3 more
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Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2014 Mitral regurgitation is uncommon with left atrial myxoma. The echocardiographic assessment of presence of mitral regurgitation and its severity are impaired by the presence of left atrial myxoma.
Bhupesh Kumar +3 more
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Cerebrovascular Accident Caused by Embolic Atrial Myxoma [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Atrial myxomas, the most common type of cardiac tumors, can cause life-threatening complications. As most cardiac myxomas are surgically curable, early diagnosis is crucial. Cardiac tumors can present with cardiac and embolic manifestations,
Garrett, MD, Andrew, Han, MD, Eugene
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Atypical vessels as an early sign of intracardiac myxoma?
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2004 We report on a woman with previously unknown left atrial myxoma, who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. 45 months after the initial coronary angiography, echocardiography demonstrated a large atrial myxoma, which was not seen ...
Rutsch Wolfgang +6 more
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Identification of Stem-Like Cells in Atrial Myxoma by Markers CD44, CD19, and CD45
Stem Cells International, 2016 Atrial myxoma is the most frequent tumor arising mainly in atrial septum and its origin remains uncertain. It has been reported that a subpopulation of stem-like cells are present in benign tumors and responsible for tumor initiation and maintenance.
Xianghe Song +7 more
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