title: Right atrial myxoma associated with an atrial septal defect by real-time three-dimensional echocardiography.
abstract: A 40-year-old woman presented with a 1 month history of shortness of breath and easy fatigability. Two-dimensional echocardiography and real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) showed a large right atrial mass protruding into the right ventricle and an atrial septal defect (ASD). Successful excision of the mass, which proved to be a myxoma, and closure of the ASD completely relieved her symptoms. To our knowledge, this is the first report of RT3DE in a patient with right atrial myxoma associated with an ASD.
authors.affiliation: King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Mohammed A R
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chamsi-Pasha
authors.forename: Ashraf M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Anwar
authors.forename: Youssef F M
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Nosir
authors.forename: Walid
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Abukhudair
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ashmeg
authors.forename: Hassan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chamsi-Pasha
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D019560:Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery