Atrial Myxoma: A Case Presentation and Review

Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors, most frequently found in the left atrium. We present a case of an atrial myxoma. An in-depth review of atrial myxoma is presented, examining the important clinical symptoms and diagnostic indicators. The treatment of atrial myxoma is then discussed...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cohen, Ronny, Singh, Gagandeep, Mena, Derrick, Garcia, Christine A., Loarte, Pablo, Mirrer, Brooks
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5358296/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28357024
http://dx.doi.org/10.4021/cr145w
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Sumario:Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors, most frequently found in the left atrium. We present a case of an atrial myxoma. An in-depth review of atrial myxoma is presented, examining the important clinical symptoms and diagnostic indicators. The treatment of atrial myxoma is then discussed, with an emphasis on current therapies. An extensive literature review has been performed to present a comprehensive review of the causes, pathophysiology of atrial myxoma.

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