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Right atrial myxoma: echocardiographic appearance [PDF]
A 67-year-old asymptomatic male was admitted for evaluation of his arterial hypertension. The routine echocardiographic study revealed a large tumour in the dilated right atrium. The mass appeared to arise from the posterior wall of the right atrium. After infusion of a contrast agent, the mass appeared to fill with the contrast agent, ruling out the ...
Alexandros P, Patrianakos +5 more
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Mitral Valve Myxomas: an Unusual Entity [PDF]
Primary tumours of the heart are uncommon entities, cardiac myxomas being the most frequent. However, mitral valve myxomas are exceptionally rare. In the last 12 years, there have been 25 myxomas diagnosed at our institution, with only two of them ...
Agapito, A +9 more
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Infective mitral valve myxoma with coronary artery embolization: Surgical intervention followed by prolonged survival [PDF]
Mauyaetal.CarbonBalanceandManagement (2015) 10:10 DOI 10.1186/s13021-015-0021-x © 2015 Mauya et al.; licensee Springer. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/
Bollandsås, Ole Martin +5 more
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Right Atrial Myxoma and Syncope [PDF]
Right atrial myxoma accounts for 15-20% of cardiac myxomas and syncope is a very rare manifestation. We present the case of an 89-year-old man with right atrial myxoma and syncope, and discuss the role of cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of myxomas.An 89-year-old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic ...
Animashaun, Islamiyat Babs +3 more
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Endobronchial myxoma: Case report [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Pulmonary myxoma is an extremely rare benign neoplasm. It is mostly parenchymal but may occasionally occur within the tracheobronchial tree. There are very few reports of endobronchial myxoma.
Campos, Dijon Henrique Salomé de +10 more
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Rare report of concurrent metastasis on bilateral atrial myxoma masses [PDF]
BACKGROUND: This study simultaneously reports bilateral atrial tumor masses including the concurrent occurrence of metastatic carcinoma, consistent with metastatic breast carcinoma, on the main cardiac myxoma mass in the left atrium (LA) and metastatic ...
Sahar Ayati +2 more
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A sudden onset of parossistic atrial fibrillation [PDF]
A 67 years old woman with a medical history notable for arterial hypertension presented with sudden onset of parossistic atrial fibrillation and shortness of breath. On examination, she appeared in good health condition.
Bizzarri, Federico +3 more
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Understanding cardiac myxoma recurrence: A case report
Recurrence of cardiac myxoma is a rare condition, observed in about 3% of patients in sporadic cases, although it is more frequent in familial ones.Several mechanisms have been proposed to explain such recurrence, and the importance of increased ...
Maria Salomé Carvalho +6 more
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Impact of heart myxoma localization upon its clinical course and outcome [PDF]
Introduction. Primary heart tumors are very rare. They can be benign and malignant. Benign ones make about two thirds of all heart tumors. However, they are benign only by their biologic characteristics, but potentially malignant by their localization.
Dinčić Dragan +12 more
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Left atrial myxoma complicated with multi-system embolization
Background Atrial myxoma accounts for approximately 50% of all cardiac tumors. The majority of myxomas are located in the left atrium and present variable clinical manifestation.
Ren-Dan Zhang +6 more
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