Atypical vessels as an early sign of intracardiac myxoma?
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چکیده
We report on a woman with previously unknown left atrial myxoma, who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. 45 months after the initial coronary angiography, echocardiography demonstrated a large atrial myxoma, which was not seen echocardiographically before. The retrospective analysis of the pre-intervention coronary angiography revealed atypical vessels in the atrial septum, which are interpreted as early signs of myxoma.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Cardiovascular Ultrasound
دوره 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2004