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Giant right atrial myxoma: A rare cause of cardiovascular collapse
Christian-friedrich VahlAngela KornbergerHazem El-beyroutiAndres Beiras-fernandezsubject
medicine.medical_specialtylcsh:R5-920Tricuspid valvebusiness.industryGeneral Medicine030204 cardiovascular system & hematologymedicine.disease03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinemedicine.anatomical_structure030228 respiratory systemVentricleHeart failureInternal medicineCardiac chambermedicineCardiologycardiovascular systemRight atriumcardiovascular diseasesRight Atrial Myxomamedicine.symptombusinesslcsh:Medicine (General)Collapse (medical)description
We report the case of a patient with a giant right atrial myxoma that remained clinically silent until it almost completely obliterated the right atrium, prolapsed into the right ventricle and obstructed the tricuspid valve inflow. This case illustrates the importance of rapid surgical intervention in the setting of acute heart failure caused by tumor masses obliterating heart valves or cardiac chambers.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-04-01 | SAGE Open Medical Case Reports |