Left atrial myxoma as the cause of syncope in an adolescent

A case of left atrial myxoma is reported in a 14-year-old female patient with recurrent episodes of syncope. The patient was immediately referred to the cardiologist after an inconclusive neurological investigation. Syncope is a symptom thoroughly described as being associated with heart myxomas, bu...

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Main Authors: Danilo Castellani Nogueira, Delio Bontempo, Antonio Carlos Menardi, Walter Vilella de A. Vicente, Paulo José de Freitas Ribeiro, Paulo Roberto Barbosa Evora
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia (SBC) 2003-08-01
Series:Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0066-782X2003001000009