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Transthoracic echocardiography long-axis view shows a giant left atrial myxoma fills almost the entire left atrium.
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Transthoracic echocardiography performed in emergency showed a giant left atrial mobile mass (72x 53 mm) attached to the interatrial septum and confined to the left atrium in systole (Figure 1).
Transthoracic echocardiography 4 cavity view shows a giant left atrial myxoma fills almost the entire left ventricular at diastole.
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In diastole (Figure 2) the tumor was seen prolapsing across the mitral valve into the left ventricle and partially obstructing it and causing severe functional mitral stenosis with a mean gradient of 21,3 mmHg.