Open AccessMitral valve echocardiographic pattern within the left atrium
Author(s) -
Motor M.,
Schneeweiss A.,
Neufeld H. N.,
Grenadier E.
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
clinical cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.263
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1932-8737
pISSN - 0160-9289
DOI - 10.1002/clc.4960050204
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrium , mitral valve , cardiology , myxoma , left atrial myxoma , cardiac tumors , atrial fibrillation
Abstract Summary: In a patient with a left atrial myxoma, the tumor adhered to the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve. This caused movement of the tumor's stalk in the left atrium in a pattern similar to that of a mitral valve in M‐mode echocardiography. An accurate diagnosis was made by cross‐sectional echocardiography and confirmed at surgery.