Open AccessLarge left atrial myxoma causing mitral valve obstruction: A rare cause of syncope
Author(s) -
Negin Rashidi,
Mahdi Montazeri,
Mohammad Montazeri
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.