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Atrial Myxoma
Research on atrial myxoma described by B. Dufkova and colleagues
November 5th, 2007
According to recent research from Prague, Czech Republic, "Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors but their presence in the transplanted heart is extremely rare." "We report a case of left atrial myxoma in a patient after heart transplantation. DNA analysis confirmed a donor origin," wrote B. Dufkova and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "To our knowledge, this is the first report of myxoma of donor origin in a transplanted heart." Dufkova and colleagues published their study in the Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation (Myxorna of donor origin in a transplanted heart. Journal of Heart and Lung...
Source: Health & Medicine Week (2007-11-05)
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