An unusual case of large right atrial myxoma.
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چکیده
A case of right atrial myxoma is described. The patient had vague and variable symptoms and it was not until five years after first presentation that she had developed clinical and electrocardiographic evidence of right atrial hypertrophy, and angiocardiographic evidence of a fist-sized myxoma which was subsequently removed surgically.
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RIGHT ATRIAL MYXOMA
A case of right atrial myxoma in a 5 year old male is presented. The Patient was admitted in the pediatric department with systemic manifestations. Myxoma was incidentally diagnosed.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British heart journal
دوره 44 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980