Multiple recurrences of nonfamilial cardiac myxomas: A report of two cases

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 236-239

  Mendoza, Cesar ^a,b   Bernstein, Erik ^a,c   Ferreira, Alexandre ^a  

^a JACKSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL GUILLERMO ALMENARA IRIGOYEN   (Peru)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Heart neoplasms ultrasonography; Myxoma pathology surgery; Neoplasm recurrence, local epidemiology; Neoplasms, multiple primary genetics surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEART MYXOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MALAISE; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; MITRAL VALVE REPLACEMENT; NEOVASCULARIZATION (PATHOLOGY); RECURRENT DISEASE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MYXOMA; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447521811     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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