TY - JOUR
T1 - Acute heart failure related to a large left atrial myxoma
AU - Chiariello, Giovanni A.
AU - Bruno, Piergiorgio
AU - Colizzi, Christian
AU - Pavone, Natalia
AU - Nesta, Marialisa
AU - Cammertoni, Federico
AU - Mazza, Andrea
AU - Posteraro, Alfredo
AU - Perri, Gianluigi
AU - Massetti, Massimo
PY - 2018/7/3
Y1 - 2018/7/3
N2 - An association between atrial myxoma and left ventricular failure is rarely described, is not completely understood, and may have multiple etiologies. We present a 49-year-old man with no history of cardiovascular disease who was admitted to our hospital with pulmonary edema. He was in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. Echocardiography showed a 10.5-cm left atrial myxoma, which had been asymptomatic until the onset of congestive heart failure in the presence of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Left ventricular inflow obstruction associated with the giant atrial mass could not be the only cause for acute heart failure.
AB - An association between atrial myxoma and left ventricular failure is rarely described, is not completely understood, and may have multiple etiologies. We present a 49-year-old man with no history of cardiovascular disease who was admitted to our hospital with pulmonary edema. He was in atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. Echocardiography showed a 10.5-cm left atrial myxoma, which had been asymptomatic until the onset of congestive heart failure in the presence of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction. Left ventricular inflow obstruction associated with the giant atrial mass could not be the only cause for acute heart failure.
KW - Atrial myxoma
KW - dilated cardiomyopathy
KW - heart failure
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U2 - 10.1080/08998280.2018.1446641
DO - 10.1080/08998280.2018.1446641
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85052088992
VL - 31
SP - 331
EP - 333
JO - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
JF - Baylor University Medical Center Proceedings
SN - 0899-8280
IS - 3
ER -