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  • Title: Right atrial myxoma with pulmonary embolism.
    Author: De Carli S, Sechi LA, Ciani R, Barillari G, Dolcetti G, Bartoli E.
    Journal: Cardiology; 1994; 84(4-5):368-72. PubMed ID: 8187125.
    Abstract:
    Right atrial myxomas are rare tumors that often go undiagnosed. Pulmonary embolism originating from the tumor mass is a potentially fatal complication. We report the case of a young man in whom a right atrial myxoma with recurrent episodes of pulmonary embolism was diagnosed 1 month after the beginning of symptoms by two-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. Early diagnosis of cardiac myxomas is important since surgical treatment is usually resolutive with low recurrence rates and good long-term survival.
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