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Signa vitae : journal for intesive care and emergency medicine, Vol. 8 No. 2, 2013.

Professional paper

Acute heart failure due to the left atrial myxoma causing mitral valve obstruction

DAMIR FABIJANIĆ orcid id 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

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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

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/110464

Publication date:

1.10.2013.

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