Title of article :
Massive right atrial myxoma: An unusual presentation in an elderly patient
Author/Authors :
Romeo، نويسنده , , Rocco and Maugeri، نويسنده , , Carmelo and Ragusa، نويسنده , , Antonella and Romeo، نويسنده , , Anna and Maugeri، نويسنده , , Domenico and Sorace، نويسنده , , Rosaria، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
روزنامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2012
Abstract :
Primary heart tumors are rare with an estimated incidence ranging 0.0017–0.19%. Myxoma is the most prevalent primary heart tumor. The right atrium is an unusual location, occurring only in the 15–20% of myxoma cases. We describe the case of a massive righ
Keywords :
Right atrial myxoma , Heart tumors , Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) , Heart failure in elderly
Journal title :
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
Journal title :
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics
