Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 145-147 , April 2009

Mitral Valve Annular Dilatation Caused by Left Atrial Myxoma

  • Tsutomu Matsushita, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Road, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61 2 4921 3000; fax: +61 2 4921 4544.
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  • Anh Tuan Huynh, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Road, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia
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  • Taranpreet Singh, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Road, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia
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  • Peter Hayes, FRACP

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Road, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia
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  • Sarah Armarego, FANZCA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Road, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia
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  • Peng W. Seah, FRACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, John Hunter Hospital, Lookout Road, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia

Received 4 May 2007 ,Revised 13 October 2007 ,Accepted 31 October 2007.

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PII: S1443-9506(07)01086-4

doi: 10.1016/j.hlc.2007.10.017

Heart, Lung and Circulation
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 145-147 , April 2009

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