Undetected Atrial Myxoma Presenting as Severe Dyspnea

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20060726231058
Authors:
Salim R. Surani, Scott Mckinstry, Shamim Badruddin, Joseph Varon

Myxomas are the most common type of primary cardiac tumors, comprising 30-50% of the total in most pathological series. The incidence of atrial myxomas ranges between 0.5 and 1 per million of population/year.

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