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All that attaches to atrial septum is not myxoma: deception is everywhere!

Balaji ArvindSaurabh Kumar GuptaSudheer Arava
Published in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
Preterm neonates - especially those with prolonged duration of intensive care stay - are prone to develop fungal endocarditis. Majority of these children have a stormy course, however, a few may be relatively asymptomatic. Occasionally these vegetations may be large and pedunculated, originating from the atrial septum, mimicking a cardiac myxoma on echocardiography.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • left atrial
  • low birth weight
  • atrial fibrillation
  • catheter ablation
  • young adults
  • preterm infants
  • preterm birth
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • heart failure
  • gestational age
  • mitral valve