Thrombus versus myxoma: not all is as it seems
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cardiac thrombus, cardiac myxoma, cardiac magnetic resonance.Abstract
Myxomas are the most common cardiac benign primary tumor. Most cases of mixoma have their origin at the level of the fossa ovalis and protrude towards the left atrium. However, diferential diagnosis with thrombus can be challenging. We present a clinical case of a intracardiac mass with imaging data that could support mixoma or thrombus where the multimodality imaging was needed to make the final diagnosis.patient with a history of arterial hypertension that debuts with atrial fibrillation.
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