Left ventricular mass: Myxoma or thrombus?

Patient with embolic episode should always be evaluated for cardiac mass. Mass in left ventricular can be a myxoma or thrombus even in a normal functioning heart . In either case, mobile mass with embolic potential should be surgically resected.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Monish S Raut, Arun Maheshwari, Sumir Dubey, Sandip Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2015;volume=18;issue=1;spage=95;epage=97;aulast=Raut