European Journal of Echocardiography Advance Access published online on March 11, 2008
European Journal of Echocardiography, doi:10.1093/ejechocard/jen111
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Left atrial myxoma prolapsing through the foramen ovale
Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C/ Prof. Martin Lagos s/n, CP 28040 Madrid, Spain
Received 14 December 2007; .
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Very few cases have been reported of left atrial myxoma prolapsing through foramen ovale into the right atrium. This is the case of a 32-year-old woman with exertional dyspnoea and with an echocardiogram that showed a large myxoma protruding in both atriums.
Keywords: Myxoma