January 1, 1996European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic SurgeryOpen Access

Infected left atrial myxoma with concomitant mitral valve endocarditis

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Population

1 patient with infected left atrial myxoma combined with mitral valve endocarditis

Design

Case_report

Authors

PVPaul VogtUniversity of Lisbon MTM TurinaZurich University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration RJRolf JenniCardiac Imaging

Discussion

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Implication

Surgical excision with reconstruction may be feasible for rare infected myxoma plus mitral endocarditis; leaves open standardized protocols and long-term outcomes.

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Population

1 patient with infected left atrial myxoma combined with mitral valve endocarditis

Intervention

Excision of the myxoma and mitral valve reconstruction

Reports a rare case of infected left atrial myxoma with concomitant mitral valve endocarditis treated with surgical excision and valve reconstruction.

Cite This Study

Vogt et al. (1996) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a897bb6439f8b7e014329de https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(96)80270-3

Topics

Valvular heart disease

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Implication

Surgical excision with reconstruction may be feasible for rare infected myxoma plus mitral endocarditis; leaves open standardized protocols and long-term outcomes.