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Detection of a small left atrial myxoma: value and limitations of four imaging modalities.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  9356954     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Coronary angiography in a 52-year-old woman with angina-type chest pain showed tumor circulation with feeding arteries arising from the circumflex artery. Transthoracic echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging both failed to show any intracardiac masses. A sessile mass measuring 1.5 cm in diameter attached to the atrial septum was readily detected by transesophageal echocardiography. Histologic analysis confirmed the tumor to be a myxoma. Coronary angiography may provide the first clue to the presence of a small myxoma. Transesophageal echocardiography is the imaging modality of choice for further evaluation.
Authors:
D Rittoo; L Cotter
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Case Reports; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography : official publication of the American Society of Echocardiography     Volume:  10     ISSN:  0894-7317     ISO Abbreviation:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Publication Date:  1997 Oct 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1997-12-22     Completed Date:  1997-12-22     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8801388     Medline TA:  J Am Soc Echocardiogr     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  874-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, United Kingdom.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Coronary Angiography
Diagnostic Imaging*
Echocardiography*
Female
Heart Atria*
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*,  ultrasonography
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Middle Aged
Myxoma / diagnosis*,  ultrasonography

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