Large left atrial myxoma causing mitral valve obstruction: Diagnosis by computed tomography

Journal of Cardiac Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 508-510

  Thangaroopan, Molly ^a   Chiu, Brian ^b   Thangaroopan, Nanthan ^a   Mullen, John ^b   Kasa, Leslie ^b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM; HEART SURGERY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; MITRAL VALVE STENOSIS; MYXOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33748157957     PISSN: 08860440     EISSN: 15408191     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8191.2006.00287.x     Document Type: Article

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