An unusual presentation of atrial myxoma with haematuria and proteinuria

NDT Plus

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 124-125

  Bushnell, James R ^a   Weston, Charles ^a   Karamadoukis, Lazarus ^a  

^a DORSET COUNTY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrial myxoma; Interleukin 6; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

CELL ANTIBODY; INTERLEUKIN 6;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; URINALYSIS;

EID: 79953800758     PISSN: 17530784     EISSN: 17530792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndtplus/sfq204     Document Type: Article

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