title: Left ventricular mass: myxoma or thrombus?
abstract: Patient with embolic episode should always be evaluated for cardiac mass. Mass in left ventricular can be a myxoma or thrombus even in a normal functioning heart. In either case, mobile mass with embolic potential should be surgically resected.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Anesthesia and Cardiac Surgery, Dharam Vira Heart Center, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Monish S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Raut
authors.forename: Arun
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maheshwari
authors.forename: Sumir
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: Sandip
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joshi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004401:Dysarthria / Q000209:etiology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology