Prolapsing left atrial myxoma: Preoperative diagnosis using a multimodal imaging approach with magnetic resonance imaging and real-time three-dimensional echocardiography

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 430-432

  Butz, T ^a,b   Scholtz, W ^b   Korfer J ^b   Maleszka, A ^b   Jategaonkar, S ^b   Meissner, A ^a   Trappe, H J ^a   Korfer R ^b   Horstkotte, D ^b   Kleikamp, G ^b   Faber, L ^b  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Myxoma; Three dimensional echocardiography; Thrombus; Tumour

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR INFLOW OBSTRUCTION; MYXOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLAPSING LEFT ATRIAL MYXOMA; THREE DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; HEART ATRIA; HEART FAILURE; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYXOMA;

EID: 43449112960     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen026     Document Type: Article

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