AN UNUSUAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC PATTERN OF A LEFT ATRIAL MYXOMA |
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Authors: | Mathurin Jean-Robert Adyanthaya Ajit V Petrovich Lawrence J Franco Mauricio Mattox Kenneth L Alexander James K |
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Institution: | Cardiology Division, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and the Ben Taub General Hospital. |
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Abstract: | Unusual echocardiographic findings in a 58-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic fever and an angiographically demonstrated prolapsing left atrial myxoma are presented. With variations of gain and damping controls, it was possible to isolate a more distinct anterior mitral leaflet echo, or a more posterior linear echo, thought to represent the prolapsing tumor. The tumor, instead of presenting as a cloud of echoes behind the anterior mitral valve leaflet, demonstrated an alternate pattern of a single linear dense echo at this location. Echocardiography, though very useful in the diagnosis of left atrial tumors, can be fallible at times. |
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