title: Atrial myxomas and coronary angiography.
abstract: Coronary angiography is not an only important component of preoperative evaluation of the patient with underlying coronary artery disease but also diagnostic tool for delineating cardiac myxomas. This also serve as an important surgical anatomical marker. We present two cases which presented with repeated episode of chest pain, were found to have atrial blushing on coronary angiography subsequent confirmation of diagnosis of atrial myxoma on echocardiography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, United Kingdom. ismach@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Isma
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rafiq
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parthasarthy
authors.forename: C Grahame
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Clark
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography