title: A giant left atrial myxoma neovascularized from the right coronary artery.
abstract: Myxomas are benign and the most common tumors of the cardiac muscle (Reynen, 1995). They are predominantly located in the left atrium. Clinical manifestations may vary according to the localization and the size of the myxoma. On the other hand, imaging of a myxoma by contrast dye during coronary angiography is a rare sign, which displays the vascular supply of the tumor. Here, we report the case of a 51-year-old man presenting with presyncope and palpitations due to a giant left atrial myxoma having its vascular supply from the right coronary artery (RCA).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cebeci Heart Center, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci, 06590 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Demet Menekse
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Gerede
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cebeci Heart Center, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci, 06590 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Irem Muge
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Akbulut
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sadık
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ersoz
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cebeci Heart Center, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci, 06590 Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kilıckap