scholarly journals Left Atrial Myxoma Mimicking Mitral Stenosis

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. CCRep.S9729
Author(s):  
Dike B Ojji ◽  
Manmak H Mamven ◽  
Odiase Omonua ◽  
Zaiyad Habib ◽  
Hamamatu Osaze ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Transthoracic Echocardiography ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Primary Tumour ◽  
Cardiac Myxoma ◽  
Malignant Neoplasm ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Ventricular Failure ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma

Cardiac myxoma is a benign (non-malignant) neoplasm that represents the most common primary tumour of the heart. We present the case of a 36 year old woman with background hypertension who presented with features of left ventricular failure and seizures, and was found during transthoracic echocardiography to have left atrial myxoma protruding through the mitral valve orifice. She subsequently had excision of the atrial myxoma. The usefulness of early transthoracic echocardiography in any patient presenting with features of heart failure even when the aetiology seems obvious cannot be over-emphasised.

scholarly journals Left Atrial Myxoma with Mild Left Ventricular Dysfunction— A Case Report

Pulse ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
T Meher ◽  
SMAZN Palash ◽  
MK Hasan ◽  
TMNS Khan ◽  
NM Zahangir ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Ventricular Dysfunction ◽  
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Cardiac Tumors ◽  
Ventricular Failure ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Primary Cardiac Tumors

Atrial Myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumors accounting for about 50% of benign primary cardiac tumors, with the majority located in the left atrium. This is a case of large left atrial (LA) myxoma presented with features of mitral stenosis associated with moderate left ventricular failure (LVF) and mild pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) The patient improved markedly after tumor excision.Pulse Vol.10 January-December 2017 p.29-33

scholarly journals Cerebral embolism due to left atrial myxoma in a patient presenting with chest pain and ST-segment elevation: a case report

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
António Fontes ◽  
Nuno Dias-Ferreira ◽  
Anabela Tavares ◽  
Fátima Neves
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma ◽  
St Segment ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
St Elevation

Abstract Background Myocarditis is an uncommon, potentially life-threatening disease that presents with a wide range of symptoms. In acute myocarditis, chest pain (CP) may mimic typical angina and also be associated with electrocardiographic changes, including an elevation of the ST-segment. A large percentage (20–56%) of myxomas are found incidentally. Case summary A 62-year-old female presenting with sudden onset CP and infero-lateral ST-elevation in the electrocardiogram. The diagnosis of ST-elevation myocardial infarction was presumed and administered tenecteplase. The patient was immediately transported to a percutaneous coronary intervention centre. She complained of intermittent diplopia during transport and referred constitutional symptoms for the past 2 weeks. Coronary angiography showed normal arteries. The echocardiogram revealed moderate to severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction due to large areas of akinesia sparing most of the basal segments, and a mobile mass inside the left atrium attached to the septum. The cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) suggested the diagnosis of myocarditis with concomitant left atrial myxoma. The patient underwent resection of the myxoma. Neurological evaluation was performed due to mild vertigo while walking and diplopia in extreme eye movements. The head magnetic resonance imaging identified multiple infracentimetric lesions throughout the cerebral parenchyma compatible with an embolization process caused by fragments of the tumour. Discussion Myocarditis can have various presentations may mimic acute myocardial infarction and CMR is critical to establish the diagnosis. Myxoma with embolic complications requires emergent surgery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the applicable literature of a myxoma diagnosed during a myocarditis episode.

LEFT ATRIAL MYXOMA IN A CHILD

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1972 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 580-589
Author(s):  
William E. Steinke ◽  
Lowell W. Perry ◽  
Harvey R. Gold ◽  
James E. McClenathan ◽  
Lewis P. Scott
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Medical Therapy ◽  
Sedimentation Rate ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Serum Proteins ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Incorrect Diagnosis ◽  
Elevated Sedimentation Rate

A 9-year-old female presented with mitral regurgitation, heart failure, fever, abnormal serum proteins, elevated sedimentation rate, and elevated antihyaluronidase titer. At first thought to have rheumatic fever, she initially responded favorably to medical therapy which included corticosteroids. Evidence of progressive disease led to cardiac catheterization and angiography which demonstrated a left atrial myxoma which was successfully excised. Review of the literature reveals that 23 children with left atrial myxomas have been reported. These may present with embolic, obstructive, or constitutional symptoms. Most children have clinical evidence of mitral regurgitation. Associated heart failure, anemia, elevated sedimentation rate, elevated antihyaluronidase titer and initial favorable response to medical therapy often lead to the incorrect diagnosis of acute or chronic rheumatic heart disease. In these patients, increased endogenous hyaluronic acid excretion from tumor cells may lead to increased hyaluronidase and antihyaluronidase activity, abnormal serum proteins and elevated sedimentation rate.

Dynamic Left Ventricular Inflow Obstruction Associated with a Left Atrial Myxoma

2006 ◽  
Vol 103 (6) ◽  
pp. 1406-1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
James H. Abernathy ◽  
Andrew B. Locke ◽  
Stanton K. Shernan
Keyword(s):  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma

Left ventricular recurrence of a resected left atrial myxoma

1989 ◽  
Vol 117 (6) ◽  
pp. 1390-1392 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory S. Pavlides ◽  
Robert N. Levin ◽  
Andrew M. Hauser
Keyword(s):  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma

scholarly journals Acute heart failure related to a large left atrial myxoma

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-333
Author(s):  
Giovanni A. Chiariello ◽  
Piergiorgio Bruno ◽  
Christian Colizzi ◽  
Natalia Pavone ◽  
Marialisa Nesta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Acute Heart Failure ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma

scholarly journals Decompensated Aortic Stenosis in a Young Patient with Multiple Comorbidities - A Case Report

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
pp. 39-41
Author(s):  
Alexandra Stoica ◽  
Marius Harpa ◽  
Hussam Al Hussein ◽  
Carmen Opriş ◽  
Cosmin Opriş ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Aortic Valve ◽  
Aortic Stenosis ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Systolic Function ◽  
Severe Aortic Stenosis ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Rapid Progression ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Aortic Pathology

AbstractAortic valve replacement is a safe therapy that can reverse cardiac remodeling and increase cardiac contractility, improve symptoms and quality of life. We presented a case of a 35-year-old male patient admitted to the Emergency Institute for Cardiovascular Disease and Transplantation of Târgu Mureș, Romania, due to severe aortic stenosis with severely depressed ejection fraction, left atrial myxome and a history of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary thromboembolism. He underwent excision of the aortic valve and replacement with a mechanical prosthesis, excision of left atrial myxoma and tricuspid annuloplasty. The postoperative evolution was favourable with a significant recovery of the left ventricular systolic function and regression of cardiac symptomatology. This case was particular due to the rapid progression of the aortic pathology with the reduction of cardiac (systolic) function in a relatively short time as well as the occurrence of the thromboembolic event unrelated to the left atrial myxoma and rather associated with the background of cardiac failure with low cardiac output.

scholarly journals Cerebral embolization from left atrial myxoma causing takotsubo cardiomyopathy complicated with congestive heart failure

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 439-440
Author(s):  
Takao Konishi ◽  
Naohiro Funayama ◽  
Tadashi Yamamoto ◽  
Daisuke Hotta ◽  
Shinya Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Congestive Heart Failure ◽  
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Left Atrial Myxoma ◽  
Cerebral Embolization
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