Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis and management of a biatrial myxoma |
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| Authors: | DOIG, J. C. RAY, S. SRIKRISHNA, S. V. HILTON, C. J. McCOMB, J. M. |
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| Affiliation: | Departments of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Freeman Hospital Newcastle upon Tyne |
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| Abstract: | A 40-year-old female presented with a year's history of atrialfibrillation. Transthoracic echocardiography identified thepresence of a biatrial mass and transoesophageal echocardiographydelineated irs extent. At surgery, a huge myxoma originatingfrom the fossa ovalis and straddling the inter-atrial septumwas removed and the atrial septum repaired. This report highlightsthe role of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiographyin the diagnosis and management of this extremely rare cardiacrumour. |
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| Keywords: | Myxoma exhocardiography surgery atrial fibrillation |
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