Acute heart failure related to a large left atrial myxoma

Giovanni Alfonso Chiariello, Piergiorgio Bruno, Christian Colizzi, Natalia Pavone, Marialisa Nesta, Federico Cammertoni, Andrea Mazza, Alfredo Posteraro, Gianluigi Perri, Massimo Massetti

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Abstract

An association between atrial myxoma and left ventricular failure is rarely described, is not completely understood, and may have multiple etiologies. We present a 49-year-old man with no history of cardiovascular disease who was admitted to our hospital with pulmonary edema. He was in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. Echocardiography showed a 10.5-cm left atrial myxoma, which had been asymptomatic until the onset of congestive heart failure in the presence of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Left ventricular inflow obstruction associated with the giant atrial mass could not be the only cause for acute heart failure.
Lingua originaleEnglish
pagine (da-a)331-333
Numero di pagine3
RivistaBaylor University Medical Center Proceedings
Volume31
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 2018

Keywords

  • Atrial myxoma
  • Medicine (all)
  • dilated cardiomyopathy
  • heart failure

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