Left atrial myxoma prolapsing into the left ventricle: Case report and review of the literature

Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 297-301

  Karachalios, G ^a   Bablekos, G ^b   Karachaliou, I ^a   Zoganas, L ^a   Charalabopoulos, A ^c   Charalabopoulos, K ^c  

^a RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Endocarditis; Infection; Myxoma; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFEPIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; NETILMICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ALPHA HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIASTOLE; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MYXOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS INFECTION; TISSUE INJURY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CEFTAZIDIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; CLOXACILLIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; GENTAMICINS; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; NETILMICIN; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TEICOPLANIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN; VIRIDANS STREPTOCOCCI;

EID: 11244308152     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000082629     Document Type: Review

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