A diseased, hard working male heart during left atrial myxoma surgery. Mechanical contact to the right atrium provokes harsh premature contractions, revealing a labored, failing organ overwhelmed by its own inadequacy. #Cardiophilia #Cardiophile #Heart #Male #Myxoma

A diseased, hard working male heart during left atrial myxoma surgery. Mechanical contact provokes premature contractions, revealing a labored, failing organ overwhelmed by its own inadequacy. #Cardiophilia #Cardiophile #Heart #Male #Myxoma

A diseased, hard working male heart during left atrial myxoma surgery. Mechanical contact provokes premature contractions, revealing a labored, failing organ overwhelmed by its own inadequacy. #Cardiophilia #Cardiophile #Heart #Male #Myxoma

Massive left atrial myxoma uncommon presentation in an aged Man, an educational case report and literature review - Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery Background Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary tumors of the heart, although they remain rare overall, particularly in elderly male patients. Left atrial myxomas typically present with nonspec...

A rare massive left atrial #myxoma in an elderly man, first mistaken for hypoglycemia, reveals how hidden cardiac sources can underlie #stroke. Early #echocardiography is crucial. #CaseReport cardiothoracicsurgery.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Snippet 212: Real Masses - Diagnosable

Intracavitary or valvular lesions - thrombus, myxoma, papillary fibroelastoma. Wall lesions - lipoma, hydatid cyst

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#cmrsimplified #cmr #cardiacmri #whyCMR #thrombus #myxoma

Previous exposure to #myxoma #virus reduces survival of European #rabbits during outbreaks of rabbit haemorrhagic #disease @JAppliedEcology besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1365-266... #diseaseecology #epidemiology #ecology #invasivespecies #rhdv