Three-dimensional Imaging of Atrial Myxoma
Author(s) -
René Prêtre,
Cédric Vuille,
Sophie DieboldBerger,
René Lerch
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.97.21.2186
Subject(s) - medicine , myxoma , atrial myxoma , cardiology , humanities , philosophy
A 36-year-old man was admitted for investigation of night sweats and increasing exertional dyspnea. On clinical examination, he was afebrile, with normal blood pressure, regular cardiac rhythm, and no signs of cardiac failure. Auscultation revealed a holosystolic murmur, a diastolic rumbling, and an early diastolic sound (“tumor plop”). Routine blood tests were normal except for a sedimentation rate of 80 mm/h (normal, <10 mm/h) and a platelet count at 430 000/L (normal range, 150 000 to …
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