Giant right atrial myxoma: characterization with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging☆
Abstract
A 53-year-old woman presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of dyspnoea and chest pain. Computed tomography pulmonary angiography was performed to exclude acute pulmonary embolism (PE). This demonstrated a large right atrial mass and no evidence of PE. Transthoracic echocardiography followed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging confirmed a mobile right atrial mass. Surgical resection was then performed confirming a giant right atrial myxoma. We describe the typical clinical, radiologic, and pathologic features of right atrial myxoma.
Keywords: Heart atria, Echocardiography, Magnetic resonance imaging, Myxoma
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PII: S0899-7071(09)00171-5
doi:10.1016/j.clinimag.2009.06.027
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