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Transaortic Video-assisted Excision of a Left Ventricular Mass

Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center, Hiroshima, Japan

For reprint information contact: Hironori Izutani, MD Tel: 81 823 22 3111 Fax: 81 823 21 0478 Email: h-izutani@rgmc.izumisano.osaka.jp, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kure Medical Center, 3-1 Aoyama-cho, Kure, Hiroshima 737-0023, Japan.

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A 44-year-old man was found to have a left ventricular mass by transthoracic echocardiography. He had multiple events of systemic embolization for last few years. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a mobile heterogeneous mass in the left ventricular cavity attached to the lateral free wall with a short stalk (Figure 1). The heart was not dilated and the heart function was normal. There was no ventricular wall motion abnormality. The findings suggested left ventricular myxoma or . . . [Full Text of this Article]