Professional paper
Acute heart failure due to the left atrial myxoma causing mitral valve obstruction
DAMIR FABIJANIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0002-4199-3905
; University Hospital Split, Spinciceva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
VEDRAN CAREVIĆ
; University Hospital Split, Spinciceva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
NINA BEROVIĆ
; University Hospital Split, Spinciceva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
DAMIR BONACIN
; University Hospital Split, Spinciceva 1, 21000 Split, Croatia
TONĆI BATINIĆ
; Department of Radiology, Split University, Hospital, Split, Croatia
Abstract
A 64 year-old woman without history of cardiovascular diseases and without cardiovascular risk factors was referred to our hospital because of acute heart failure. A real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (3D) revealed left atrium tumor causing mitral valve obstruction. 3D characteristics of the tumor were highly suggestive of cardiac myxoma. Surgical excision was successfully performed and myxoma was confirmed histologically. Although cardiac myxoma typically presents a silent heart failure, our case suggests that it should be even considered a cause of acute heart failure, especially in patients with no previous history or signs of cardiovascular disease.
Keywords
acute heart failure; echocardiography; myxoma
Hrčak ID:
110464
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Publication date:
1.10.2013.
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