Right atrial myxoma with pulmonary embolism

Stefano De Carli, Leonardo Alberto Sechi, Rosanna Ciani, Giovanni Barillari, Gianfranco Dolcetti, Ettore Bartoli

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Abstract

Right atrial myxomas are rare tumors that often go undiagnosed. Pulmonary embolism originating from the tumor mass is a potentially fatal complication. We report the case of a young man in whom a right atrial myxoma with recurrent episodes of pulmonary embolism was diagnosed 1 month after the beginning of symptoms by two-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. Early diagnosis of cardiac myxomas is important since surgical treatment is usually resolutive with low recurrence rates and good long-term survival.

Lingua originaleInglese
pagine (da-a)368-372
Numero di pagine5
RivistaCardiology
Volume84
Numero di pubblicazione4-5
DOI
Stato di pubblicazionePubblicato - 1994
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