Generalized weakness with a surprising cardiac finding: a case of a left atrial mass
Left Atrial Mass Subtly Visible
Left Atrial Mass Subtly Visible
Left Atrial Mass Visible at Higher Gain
Rachel Ariz, DO, MS
PGY-1, Emergency Medicine
Frances Rusnack, DO
Assistant Program Director
Clinical Assistant Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
Yash Chavda, DO, MBA, FAAEM
Clinical Assistant Professor
NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
Director of Emergency Ultrasound
NYU Langone Hospital — Long Island
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