Open AccessUnusual presentation of atrial Myxoma in a young Malawian male: Case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
Geoffrey Manda,
Mwai Mtekateka,
Sharon Kunkanga,
Noel Kayange
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
malawi medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1995-7270
pISSN - 1995-7262
DOI - 10.4314/mmj.v33i2.10
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , atrial myxoma , myxoma , right atrial myxoma , heart failure , cardiac tumors , surgery , left atrial myxoma , case presentation , pediatrics , general surgery , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , left atrium
We report a 30-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms of right heart failure who was later diagnosed with right-sided atrial myxoma. This patient, unfortunately, died while waiting for cardiac surgery outside Malawi and postmortem was not done to ascertain the cause of death.