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Morphological and Functional Assessment of the Right Ventricle Using 3D Echocardiography
Published on: October 28, 2020
Left ventricular outflow tract myxoma
Y Gurlertop1, M Yilmaz, F Erdogan
1Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Abstract:
This article reports a left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) myxoma, presenting with peripheral embolus, in a 90-year-old patient during the follow-up due to ischemic heart disease. Among LVOT myxomas, which are usually very rare and most likely to present with manifestations due to obstruction, this is the first case presenting with peripheral embolus. In this study, diagnosis was based on the histopathological evaluation of the embolectomy material. The report emphasizes the importance of evaluation of the embolectomy material in appropriate patients who present with peripheral emboli, and where an intracardiac mass is suspected.
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