The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 795-795.e1 , September 2007

Left atrial myxoma: The role of multisclice computed tomography

  • Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shariati hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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  • Hussein Rayatzadeh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shariati hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Hussein Rayatzadeh, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shariati hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 14114, Iran.
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  • Farideh Roshanali, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Day General Hospital, Tehran, Iran.

Received 17 April 2007 ,Accepted 11 May 2007.

  • Image Result

    Multislice computed tomographic scan shows a left atrial mass suggestive of left atrial myxoma.

    Multislice computed tomographic scan shows a left atrial mass suggestive of left atrial myxoma.

  • Image Result

    After opening the left atrium, a myxoma attached to the left atrial wall was removed.

    After opening the left atrium, a myxoma attached to the left atrial wall was removed.

  • Image Result

    A filling defect in the left atrium, illustrated by a horizontal section of a computed tomographic scan.

    A filling defect in the left atrium, illustrated by a horizontal section of a computed tomographic scan.

  • Image Result

    A left atrial mass and its base were successfully removed.

    A left atrial mass and its base were successfully removed.

PII: S0022-5223(07)00930-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.05.034

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 3 , Pages 795-795.e1 , September 2007

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