title: [Right atrial myxoma as a cardiac emergency. Diagnosis using M-mode and multiscan echocardiography].
abstract: A case of right atrial myxoma in a 31 year old female is reported which led to a typical history of syncopal episodes. The importance of echocardiography by two-dimensional multiscan and conventionel single beam techniques for the diagnosis of this disorder is emphasized. Symptomes, diagnosis and clinical course are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000209:etiology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D010701:Phonocardiography; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Das Myxom des rechten Vorhofes als kardiale Notfallsituation. Diagnose anhand der M-mode- und Multiscan-Echokardiographie