BILATERAL MYXOMAS OF THE HEART
Authors: R H FRANKENFELD, C H WATERS, R C STEINER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1960)

Case Reports1 October 1960BILATERAL MYXOMAS OF THE HEARTROBERT H. FRANKENFELD, M.D., CARLTON H. WATERS, M.D., RICHARD C. STEINER, M.D.ROBERT H. FRANKENFELD, M.D., CARLTON H. WATERS, M.D., RICHARD C. STEINER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-53-4-827 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUnilateral atrial myxomas have been reported with increasing frequency in the past few years.1, 2, 3 The left atrium is involved more commonly than the right, the ratio being about three to one. The present case of large pedunculated myxomas occupying both the right and left atria is believed to be the first such case reported.CASE REPORTA 22 year old white female student entered Seaside Memorial Hospital on August 20, 1957, complaining of cough and fatigue. She had been well until May, 1957, when fever, generalized aches and weakness were present for a few days. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Long Beach, California*Received for publication April 2, 1959.From the Departments of Medicine and Pathology, Seaside Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, California.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Robert H. Frankenfeld, M.D., 1430 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach 13, California. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byCInherited disposition to cardiac myxoma developmentClinical phenotypes and molecular genetic mechanisms of Carney complexCarney's Syndrome: Complex Myxomas. 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