Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by a Giant Atrial Myxoma

Atrial myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor. Its clinical presentation spreads from asymptomatic incidental mass to serious life-threatening cardiovascular complications. We report the case of a 44-year-old man with evening fever and worsening dyspnea in the last weeks, admitted to our ho...

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Main Authors: Andrea Fisicaro, Massimo Slavich, Eustachio Agricola, Claudia Marini, Alberto Margonato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/904952