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Intraoperative real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provided accurate information about the size and morphology of a right atrial myxoma.
Case Report (n=1)
RT3DTEE is a useful intraoperative tool for accurately assessing the size and morphology of right atrial myxomas.
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May support intraoperative RT3DTEE for right atrial myxoma assessment; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Right atrial myxomas are uncommon heart tumors that can simulate nonspecific symptoms, such as fever, paroxysmal palpitations, chronic anemia, weight loss, and may escape timely diagnosis until the development of severe complications due to embolism. We present a patient with a history of palpitations. In search for the source of palpitations, a 2D transthoracic echocardiography was performed, showing a right atrial mass. Real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT3DTEE) was performed intraoperative and demonstrated very accurate information about the size and the morphology of the tumor. This is the first case report of a right atrial myxoma visualized intraoperatively by RT3DTEE.
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Scohy et al. (2008) conducted a case report in Right atrial myxoma (n=1). Real time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (RT3DTEE) was evaluated on Visualization of tumor size and morphology. Intraoperative real-time three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography provided accurate information about the size and morphology of a right atrial myxoma.
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