PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Paulsen, W.
AU  - Nolewajka, A. J.
AU  - Boughner, D. R.
AU  - Kostuk, W. J.
AU  - Heimbecker, R. O.
AU  - McKenzie, F. N.
TI  - Left atrial myxoma: report of six cases and review of the literature
DP  - 1980 Sep 20
TA  - Canadian Medical Association Journal
PG  - 518--523
VI  - 123
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/123/6/518.short
4100  - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/123/6/518.full
SO  - CMAJ1980 Sep 20; 123
AB  - Six left atrial myxomas were detected at one hospital in a 15-month period. These tumours are not as rare as was once thought and they frequently cause systemic problems. The diagnosis may easily be missed, but echocardiography is a simple way of establishing the diagnosis. Excision of the tumour usually results in marked symptomatic improvement.