International Journal of Medicine and Health DevelopmentAtrial myxoma is commonly misdiagnosed due to non-specific and variable clinical presentation. A 15-year-old girl who presented with features of heart failure with echocardiogram findings of dilated cardiomyopathy eventually proved to be right atrial ...
Efe Abolodje +2 more
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Transvenous Biopsy of Cavo-Atrial Tumors with the Quick-Core Needle [PDF]
, 2018 A variant application of the renal Quick-Core needle in 3 patients with cavo-atrial tumors is reported. In all 3 patients either a transjugular or transfemoral venous biopsy approach with this device yielded sufficient tissue for histological diagnosis ...
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Risk factors for ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack in patients under age 50 [PDF]
, 2010 To analyze risk factors for ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) in young adults under the age of 50. To make recommendations for additional research and practical consequences. From 97 patients with ischemic stroke or TIA under the age of
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HeliyonIntroduction: Presenting symptoms of atrial myxoma are classically viewed as a triad of cardiac, embolic, and constitutional symptoms. Dermatologic manifestations are viewed as constitutional symptoms and have not received much attention.
Paul T. Akins
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Massive right atrial myxoma presenting as syncope and exertional dyspnea: case report
Cardiovascular Ultrasound, 2010 Primary heart neoplasms are rare occurring with an estimated incidence of 0.0017-0.19%. Myxoma is the most prevalent primary heart tumor. The right atrium is an unusual localization, occurring only in 15-20% of myxoma cases.
Bartosch Carla +7 more
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Clinical characteristics and long term post-operative outcome of cardiac myxoma [PDF]
, 2012 Background and aim: Myxoma is the most common type of primary cardiac neoplasm, but the clinical characteristics and long term outcome are less known in the elderly in China. Methods: We analyzed medical records of 112 consecutive patients who underwent
Li, Jiayue +6 more
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Growth rate of primary left atrial myxoma [PDF]
, 2017 We describe the growth of a primary left atrial myxoma over a period of approximately 27 months, review the literature on the growth rate of primary myxoma and discuss the value of echocardiography compared to CT scan and MRI in the diagnosis of ...
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A Giant Right Atrial Myxoma Traverses through a Patent Foramen Ovale, Combined with Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Cardio-Thoracic MedicineCardiac myxoma is the most common primary heart tumor in adults, although it is rare and typically occurs in the left atrium. While this tumor is benign, immediate surgical resection is necessary due to the potential risks of embolism and stroke.
Majid Ghodsi +3 more
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Right atrial myxoma with pulmonary embolism
Kardiologia Polska, 2015 We present a rare case of a patient with giant right atrial myxoma and simultaneous pulmonary embolism, with good results after surgical removal of the tumour. A 62-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to fatigue increasing for several weeks before admission.
Katarzyna, Kurnicka +4 more
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MIXOMA BIAURICULAR: PRESENTACIÓN DEL PRIMER CASO OPERADO EN EL CARDIOCENTRO ERNESTO CHE GUEVARA / Biatrial myxoma: presentation of the first case operated on at the Ernesto Che Guevara Cardiology Hospital [PDF]
CorSalud, 2010 Left atrial myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor in clinical practice. However, the myxomas that grow at both sides of the interatrial septum are rare. The case of a 65-year-old white patient is presented here. The transthoracic echocardiogram
Roberto Bermúdez Yera +7 more
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