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01-02-2011 | Case Report

Left Atrial Myxoma in a Child with Unique Presentation: Chest Pain

Authors: Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Jon-Cecil Walkes, Felix W. Tsai

Published in: Pediatric Cardiology | Issue 2/2011

Abstract

We present a 16-year-old girl who presented with chest pain. Given her obesity and positive family history, she was felt to have atherosclerotic heart disease. However, an echocardiogram showed an atrial myxoma, which prompted surgical excision. This case supports the routine use of echocardiography and widened differential diagnosis when presented with pediatric chest pain.

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Title: Left Atrial Myxoma in a Child with Unique Presentation: Chest Pain
Authors: Tsuyoshi Kaneko
Jon-Cecil Walkes
Felix W. Tsai
Publication date: 01-02-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Pediatric Cardiology / Issue 2/2011
Print ISSN: 0172-0643
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1971
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-010-9847-x

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