INFECTED MYXOMAS - REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Authors
VILACOSTA I ZAMORANO J RAMOS JM SANROMAN JA CAMINO A ROCA V CASTANON J GIL M
Citation
I. Vilacosta et al., INFECTED MYXOMAS - REPORT OF A CASE AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE, Echocardiography, 11(1), 1994, pp. 29-33
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
Echocardiography → ACNP
ISSN journal
07422822
Volume
11
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
29 - 33
Database
ISI
SICI code
0742-2822(1994)11:1<29:IM-ROA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
Myxomas, the most common primary cardiac tumors, rarely become infecte d. This report describes a patient with a right atrial myxoma and a ve ry unusual and life-threatening complication: infection with resultant bacteremia. The few cases reported in the literature are reviewed. Th e relevance of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the diagnosis and assessment of atrial masses is emphasized.