title: Left atrial myxoma prolapsing through the foramen ovale.
abstract: Very few cases have been reported of left atrial myxoma prolapsing through foramen ovale into the right atrium. This is the case of a 32-year-old woman with exertional dyspnoea and with an echocardiogram that showed a large myxoma protruding in both atriums.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, C/ Prof. Martin Lagos s/n, CP 28040 Madrid, Spain. jjgferrer11@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: González-Ferrer
authors.forename: Manolo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Carnero
authors.forename: Vera Lennie
authors.initials: VL
authors.lastname: Labayru
authors.forename: Leopoldo Pérez
authors.initials: LP
authors.lastname: de Isla
authors.forename: José Luís
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Zamorano
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D054092:Foramen Ovale, Patent / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*