@article { author = {RAFIGHDOUST, A.A. and TAYYEBEH, M. and JALALI, F.}, title = {A MITRAL VALVE MYXOMA: CASE REPORT}, journal = {Iranian Heart Journal}, volume = {7}, number = {2}, pages = {44-47}, year = {2006}, publisher = {Iranian Heart Association}, issn = {}, eissn = {}, doi = {}, abstract = {Myxoma is the most common type of primary tumors of the heart. It is a rare tumor with an estimated incidence of 0.5 per million populations per year. Most cardiac myxomas originate in the atrial septum in the area of the fossa ovalis and 75% occur in the left atrium. Valvular myxomas are very rare: the tricuspid valve is the most frequently involved location, followed by the mitral, pulmonic, and aortic valves.Our case was a 24-year-old male with mitral valve myxoma and a history of progressive dyspnea.After diagnosis was confirmed by 2-dimensional echocardiography, he underwent cardiac surgery, the tumor was successfully excised from the posterior leaflet of the mitral valve, and the mitral valve defect was repaired with direct suture}, keywords = {Myxoma,MITRAL VALVE,2D ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY}, url = {http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_84025.html}, eprint = {http://journal.iha.org.ir/article_84025_1de2b7970ffc7f48457676b333658a73.pdf} }