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Surgical resection via left ventriculotomy is an effective treatment for symptomatic left ventricular myxoma. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

October 15, 2015e-Journal of Cardiovascular MedicineOpen Access

Left ventricular myxoma

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Key result

Surgical removal via left ventriculotomy successfully treats a symptomatic left ventricular myxoma.

Design

Case report

Authors

AKAli KutsalMinistry of Health MKMurat KoçMemorial Ankara Hospital

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Implication

LV myxoma resection is feasible in young adults; extends sparse case reports on ventricular locations.

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Population

1 31-year-old woman presenting with mild dyspnea and fatigue, found to have a 2x2 cm mobile mass in the left ventricle on echocardiogram.

Intervention

Surgical removal of the mass via left ventriculotomy.

Outcome

Histological diagnosis of the tumor.

This case report describes the successful surgical excision and histological confirmation of a rare left ventricular myxoma in a young woman.

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Kutsal et al. (2015) studied this question. Surgical removal via left ventriculotomy successfully treated a 2x3 cm left ventricular myxoma in a 31-year-old woman presenting with mild dyspnea and fatigue.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa8be31d792cb2664807c06 https://doi.org/10.15511/ejcm.15.00227

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Left ventricular myxoma

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Structured PICO

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Left ventricular myxoma

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Structured PICO

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