title: Tricuspid valve myxoma in a patient with congestive heart failure.
abstract: Myxomas are the most frequent benign primary cardiac tumours (50% of benign heart tumours). This kind of tumour is most likely to be localized in the left atrium, followed by the right atrium, right ventricle and left ventricle. Quite exceptional is the presence of a myxoma originating from the tricuspid valve or from the Eustachian valve. We describe the case of a woman with moderate dyspnoea of unknown origin and the presence of tricuspid myxoma who underwent tricuspid valve curettage.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiovascular Disease, Department of Applied Experimental Medicine, University Study of Brescia, Brescia, Italy. enrico.vizzardi@tin.it.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Vizzardi
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Aloia
authors.forename: Ermannna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Chiari
authors.forename: Matilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nardi
authors.forename: Gregoriana
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authors.lastname: Zanini
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cabras
authors.forename: Giacomo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Faden
authors.forename: Cristian
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authors.lastname: Maiandi
authors.forename: Livio Dei
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authors.lastname: Cas