Point-of-care ultrasound to complete physical exam and to reach the diagnosis in a young man with syncope

Abstract Background Cardiac syncope can result from an atrial myxoma due to outflow obstruction. Myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor that may cause sudden death and the nonspecific symptoms may make early diagnosis difficult. Case presentation A 27-year-old man presented to our emergency...

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Main Authors: Fatemeh Rasooli, Mehrnoosh Aligholi Zahraie, Maryam Bahreini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:The Ultrasound Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13089-020-00176-5