Giant left atrial myxoma: An unusual cause of acute pulmonary edema

被引:6
作者
Citro, Rodolfo [1 ]
Masiello, Paolo [1 ]
Bossone, Eduardo [1 ]
Provenza, Gennaro [1 ]
Mastrogiovanni, Generoso [1 ]
Baldi, Carlo [1 ]
Gregorio, Giovanni [1 ]
Di Benedetto, Giuseppe [1 ]
机构
[1] San Luca Hosp, UO UTIC Cardiol, Vallo Della Lucania, SA, Italy
关键词
echocardiography; cardiac tumor;
D O I
10.1016/j.echo.2007.10.016
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We report a case of a huge left atrial myxoma with an unusual clinical presentation characterized by acute pulmonary edema. The possible pathophysiologic mechanism has been discussed.
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页码:978.e1 / 978.e3
页数:3
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