title: [Left atrial myxoma associated with ruptured chordae tendineae].
abstract: A rare case of left atrial myxoma associated with ruptured chordae tendineae is presented. The patient was 70-year-old woman, and was diagnosed to have a left atrial myxoma. The myxoma was extirpated together with the atrial septum from which tumor developed. After removal of the myxoma, a ruptured strut chordae tendineae of anterior leaflet was also detected and resutured to the original papillary muscle. The cause of the torn chordae is presumed to be so-called "wrecking ball effect", and to be myxomatous degeneration of the valve.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tenri Hospital.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Miki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kusuhara
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tahata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sasakabe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Minatoya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hori
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002815:Chordae Tendineae; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*