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Figure 1: .
Macroscopic specimen of an atrial myxoma. Note the irregular, heterogenous, and polypoid nature of the tumour.
Figure 2: .
Transoesophageal echocardiogram showing a left atrial myxoma prolapsing across and obstructing the mitral valve.
Figure 3: .
Transoesophageal echocardiogram (180° therefore left-to-right inversion) showing a left atrial myxoma, again obstructing the mitral valve orifice but also spreading across the fossa ovalis into the right atrium.
Figure 4: .
Transoesophageal images of an aortic papillary fibroelastoma in (left) longitudinal long axis and (right) short axis transverse views.
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