Large left atrial myxoma causing mitral valve obstruction: A rare cause of syncope | Zendy

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Large left atrial myxoma causing mitral valve obstruction: A rare cause of syncope

Author(s) -

Mahdi Montazeri,

Mohammad Montazeri,

Negin Rashidi

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of cardiovascular echography

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.255

H-Index - 8

eISSN - 2347-193X

pISSN - 2211-4122

DOI - 10.4103/2211-4122.147208

Subject(s) - medicine , myxoma , left atrial myxoma , atrial myxoma , cardiology , syncope (phonology) , left atrium , diastole , transthoracic echocardiogram , radiology , atrial fibrillation , blood pressure

Cardiac myxoma is the most frequent benign tumors of heart. A 37-year-old woman dropped during the second prostration in prayer and decreased his mental state, with no prior history of syncope. On cardiac examination, there was an early diastolic sound that was compatible with a tumor plop. A transthoracic echocardiogram was performed which showed the presence of a pediculated mass in the left atrium, with an appearance suggestive of atrial myxoma. Atrial Myxoma can appear with non-specific symptoms. The best diagnostic method for myxoma is echocardiography that has a high sensitivity.

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