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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
[Left atrial myxoma: second recurrence 20 years after the first operation]
H-P Dübel1, A C Borges, J Bohm
1Universitätsklinikum Charité, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik Schwerpunkt: Kardiologie, Angiologie, Pneumologie, Schumannstr. 20/21, 10098 Berlin, Germany.
Abstract:
We report about a 52-year old woman, who underwent a resection of a left atrial myxoma 20 years ago. Twelve years later she suffered from exertional dyspnea. Echocardiography revealed a recurrent myxoma. This was resected. Eight years later the woman suffered from disturbances of heart rhythm and from angina pectoris. The coronary arteries were normal, but a recurrent left atrial myxoma was found and operated. We conclude a long-term follow-up is inevitable in patients after the resection of a myxoma.
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