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Case Reports
. 2014 Mar 11:2014:bcr2013202725.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2013-202725.

Mobile left atrial round mass free floating in mitral regurgitation flow mimicking a whale spray

Atsuko Tahara  1 , Nobuhiro Tahara, Akihiro Honda, Tsutomu Imaizumi
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Case Reports

Mobile left atrial round mass free floating in mitral regurgitation flow mimicking a whale spray

Atsuko Tahara et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
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Figure 1
Transoesophageal echocardiography showing a round mass (A) floating in mitral regurgitation flow (B) (LA, left atrium; LV, left ventricle).
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