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European Heart Journal 1995 16(10):1435-1438;
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© 1995 The European Society of Cardiology

Myxoma of the mitral valve detected by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging

J. KAMATA, K. YOSHIOKA*, M. NASU{dagger}, K. UESHIMA{dagger}, Y. MIZUNUMA{dagger}, Y. SATO{dagger}, H. IZUMOTO, Y. YAGI, K. NAKAI{dagger}, K. HIRAMORI{dagger} and K. KAWAZOE

Third Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
*Department of Radiology, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan
{dagger}Second Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University Morioka, Japan

revised 1 December 1994; accepted 18 January 1995.

Correspondence: Junya Kamata, MD, Third Department of Surgery, Iwate Medical University, 19–1 Uchimaru, Morioka 020, Japan.

Abstract

Myxomas of the mitral valve diagnosed during life are exceedingly rare. We employed transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging enhanced by gadolinium-diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid in a patient with palpitations. After these examinations clearly demonstrated a myxoma on the atrial side of the posterior mitral valve leaflet, urgent surgery was performed When a small tumour of the mitral valve exists, these examinations are useful not only for detecting and characterizing the tumour, but also for deciding the optimal surgical management.

Key Words: Myxoma • mitral valve • chocardiography • magnetic resonance imaging • gadolinium-diethylene-triamine-pentaacetic acid


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