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Left Ventricular Myxoma

Volume 6 - Issue 7, July 2023 Edition
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Author(s)
H. Kalkoul
Keywords
myxoma, echocardiographic features, echocardiography, cardiac imaging, left ventricle.
Abstract
Myxoma is the most common benign cardiac tumor, most often localized in the left atrium. Echocardiography is the first-line examination for its diagnosis, and its morphological and anatomical features make it easily recognizable. However, there have been intriguing cases, making clinical suspicion more difficult, leading to further cardiac imaging investigations to confirm the diagnosis, especially if it is in an unusual location such as the left ventricle. The aim of this review is to demonstrate the importance of knowing the characteristic echocardiographic appearance of myxoma in order to guide the diagnostic strategy.
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