title: Dumb-bell in the heart: rare case of biatrial myxoma with mitral regurgitation.
abstract: Cardiac myxomas are rare intracardiac tumors, and the majority are benign myxomas involving the left atrium. We report a case of the very rare occurrence of biatrial myxoma associated with mitral regurgitation, which was successfully treated.
authors.affiliation: UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India drcananthu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Chandrasekaran
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ananthanarayanan
authors.affiliation: UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: Arvind Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Bishnoi
authors.affiliation: UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: Jayadip
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ramani
authors.affiliation: UN Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, India.
authors.forename: Hemang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gandhi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D058386:Mitral Valve Annuloplasty; D008944:Mitral Valve Insufficiency / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Dilatation; Heart atria; Heart neoplasms; Mitral valve; Mitral valve insufficiency; Myxoma; pathologic