Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by a Giant Atrial Myxoma

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
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spelling doaj-30ceb3bf31314195af9a67dc138981102020-11-24T23:15:50ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/904952904952Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by a Giant Atrial MyxomaAndrea Fisicaro0Massimo Slavich1Eustachio Agricola2Claudia Marini3Alberto Margonato4Division of Cardiology, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 58, 20100 Milan, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 58, 20100 Milan, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 58, 20100 Milan, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 58, 20100 Milan, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 58, 20100 Milan, ItalyAtrial 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 hospital for acute pulmonary edema. The cardiac auscultation was very suspicious for mitral valve stenosis, but the echocardiography revealed a huge atrial mass with a diastolic prolapse into mitral valve orifice causing an extremely high transmitral gradient pressure. Awareness of this uncommon acute presentation of atrial myxoma is necessary for timely diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/904952
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Massimo Slavich
Eustachio Agricola
Claudia Marini
Alberto Margonato
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Massimo Slavich
Eustachio Agricola
Claudia Marini
Alberto Margonato
Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by a Giant Atrial Myxoma
Case Reports in Medicine
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Massimo Slavich
Eustachio Agricola
Claudia Marini
Alberto Margonato
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title Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by a Giant Atrial Myxoma
title_short Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by a Giant Atrial Myxoma
title_full Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by a Giant Atrial Myxoma
title_fullStr Acute Pulmonary Edema Caused by a Giant Atrial Myxoma
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1687-9635
publishDate 2013-01-01
description 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 hospital for acute pulmonary edema. The cardiac auscultation was very suspicious for mitral valve stenosis, but the echocardiography revealed a huge atrial mass with a diastolic prolapse into mitral valve orifice causing an extremely high transmitral gradient pressure. Awareness of this uncommon acute presentation of atrial myxoma is necessary for timely diagnosis and prompt surgical intervention.
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