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Giant left myxoma with mitral valve obstruction

Author(s) -

Manuel Valdano,

Pedro Glória,

Gouveia Joaquim,

Luís Belmira,

Armando Sandra,

António Damião,

Masseca Carlos Alberto,

Lutucuta Sílvia

Publication year - 2022

Publication title -

clinical case reports

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21

H-Index - 9

ISSN - 2050-0904

DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.6406

Subject(s) - medicine , myxoma , left atrium , mitral valve , left atrial myxoma , cardiology , surgery , mitral valve replacement , cardiac tumors , pulmonary edema , transesophageal echocardiogram , radiology , lung , atrial fibrillation

We present a case of a patient admitted with acute pulmonary edema. An echocardiogram showed a giant myxoma of the left atrium causing mitral valve obstruction. The patient underwent urgent cardiac surgery for tumor resection. There were no postoperative complications, and the follow‐up was uneventful.

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