title: Percutaneous ablation and retrieval of a right atrial myxoma.
abstract: We report the first case of percutaneous myxoma ablation and retrieval from the right atrium. This novel procedure may reduce the need for repeat surgical excisions in patients with Carney Complex and other recurrent myxoma syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) - St Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konecny
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reeder
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN.
authors.forename: Peter A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Noseworthy
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) - St Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Konecny
authors.affiliation: International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) - St Anne's University Hospital, Brno, Czech Republic.
authors.forename: J Aidan
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Carney
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN. Electronic address: asirvatham.samuel@mayo.edu.
authors.forename: Samuel J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Asirvatham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D056733:Carney Complex / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Ablation; Carneys Complex; Myxoma; Percutaneous; Snare removal