scholarly journals Systemic Embolism and Septic Shock Complicated Left Atrial Myxoma: Case Report

2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
B. Trimeche ◽  
H. Bouraoui ◽  
R. Garbaa ◽  
A. Mahdhaoui ◽  
M. Ben Rhomdane ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Septic Shock ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Primary Tumor ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Systemic Embolism ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Cardiac Myxomas

Myxoma is the most common primary tumor of the heart. The rarity of infected cardiac myxomas leads to numerous diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. We present a case of infected left atrial myxoma caused by methicillin-sensibleStaphylococcus aureusin a 48-year-old woman complicated by systemic embolism and septic shock.

scholarly journals 30-year follow-up of an unoperated left atrial myxoma: a case report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeinelabdien Elsherif ◽  
Naveed Mahmood ◽  
Amjad M Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Surgical Resection ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Transoesophageal Echocardiography ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Surgical Removal ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Atrial Mass ◽  
Cardiac Myxomas

Abstract Background Cardiac myxomas are the most common benign primary cardiac tumours. The natural history of left cardiac myxomas is thought to be of slowly growing tumours. Cardiac myxomas are a heterogeneous group with a variable growth rate. They present usually with stroke, valve obstruction, or non-specific symptoms. Surgical resection is the effective treatment. Case summary This case report describes a 56-year-old hypertensive and dyslipidaemic female, when she was admitted in January 1990, complaining of loss of appetite, aches, pains, and palpitations. Her workup included a transthoracic echocardiography and transoesophageal echocardiography, which showed a left atrial mass attached to the inter-atrial septum, highly suggestive of left atrial myxoma. She was referred for surgical removal of the left atrial mass. However, she was reluctant to undergo surgery as she felt better. The patient was followed-up for almost 30 years with the left atrial mass confirmed as left atrial myxoma by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging. The left atrial mass became smaller in size and more calcified. Discussion Cardiac myxomas are a group of heterogeneous tumours, thought to be slowly growing. The growth rate of cardiac myxomas prior to diagnosis is not well known, as the vast majority is treated with surgical resection immediately after diagnosis. Our case showed the natural progression of an unoperated smooth-surfaced left atrial myxoma followed-up for almost 30 years, which slowly became smaller and more calcified.

Chylothorax caused by left atrial myxoma: A rare case report

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhimin Liao ◽  
Weijiang Huang ◽  
Qi Hu ◽  
Ziyi Wang ◽  
Lei Pan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Rare Case Report

PP-023 LEFT ATRIAL MYXOMA IN ADVANCED AGE: A CASE REPORT

2013 ◽  
Vol 163 (3) ◽  
pp. S90
Author(s):  
M. Ugurlu ◽  
B. Ekici ◽  
E.A. Ercan ◽  
A.F. Erkan ◽  
H.F. Tore
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma

scholarly journals A LARGE LEFT ATRIAL MYXOMA – A CASE REPORT

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (98) ◽  
pp. 7213-7215
Author(s):  
Naba Kumar Pattnaik ◽  
Prasanna Kumar Mishra
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma

scholarly journals Giant obstructive myxoma presenting as mitral valve obstruction with severe pulmonary hypertension.

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-44
Author(s):  
Adama Sawadogo ◽  
Yacouba Tamboura ◽  
Modibo Doumbia ◽  
Ibrahima Baba Diarra
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Cardiopulmonary Bypass ◽  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Severe Pulmonary Hypertension ◽  
Postoperative Course ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Cardiac Myxomas

Cardiac myxomas may have different clinical presentations that may expose the patient to sudden death due to obstruction of the left ventricle inflow. The authors report a case of 34 years old male who was diagnosed with left atrial myxoma that presented as mitral valve obstruction with severe pulmonary hypertension. He underwent emergent sternotomy under cardiopulmonary bypass and the myxoma was successfully removed. The postoperative course was uneventful.

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