Key result
LA myxoma misdiagnosed as mitral stenosis for 10 years on echocardiography highlights multimodal assessment needs.
Why the study?
To emphasize unusual echocardiographic findings and subtle phonocardiographic and apexcardiographic clues that should lead to the correct diagnosis in left atrial myxoma.
Case Report (n=1)
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Careful interpretation of echocardiographic, phonocardiographic, and apexcardiographic findings is crucial to avoid misdiagnosing left atrial myxoma as mitral stenosis.
May prompt multimodal imaging review in atypical mitral stenosis; leaves open prospective validation of diagnostic protocols.
A 53-year-old patient is presented who had left atrial myxoma with unusual echocardiographic findings. The patient had been regarded for 10 years as having mitral stenosis. This error in diagnosis was due in part to misinterpretation of his echocardiograms. This report is presented to emphasize not only the unusual echocardiographic findings but also the subtle findings on the phonocardiogram and apexcardiogram which should have led to the correct diagnosis.
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Giuliani et al. (1978) conducted a case report in Left atrial myxoma (n=1). Echocardiogram, phonocardiogram, and apexcardiogram was evaluated. A 53-year-old male with left atrial myxoma was misdiagnosed with mitral stenosis for 10 years due to misinterpreted echocardiograms, highlighting the need for careful multimodal assessment.
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