October 1, 2025European Heart Journal - Case ReportsOpen Access

Transmural breakthrough and epicardial growth of right atrial myxoma: a case report

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Population

A 65 year-old male patient with progressive CAD after prior CABG and a giant right atrial myxoma

Comparison

Surgical resection under cardiopulmonary bypass

Design

Case report

Authors

NPNina Sophie PommertUniversity Hospital Schleswig-Holstein TPThomas PuehlerCardiac Surgery AAAnas AboudUniversity Hospital Centre Zagreb

Discussion

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Implication

Raises awareness for atypical right atrial masses; leaves open mechanisms and recurrence risks of transmural myxoma growth.

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Population

1 65-year-old male patient with progressive coronary artery disease following prior CABG, presenting with dyspnea and pectanginous complaints, found to have a giant right atrial myxoma (>6 cm) with transmural breakthrough and epicardial growth.

Intervention

Surgical resection under cardiopulmonary bypass

Outcome

Successful surgical resection and histological classification

Surgical resection can successfully treat extremely rare cases of right atrial myxoma with transmural breakthrough and epicardial growth.

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Pommert et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a727e1c87f921057128963f https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytaf502

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Transmural breakthrough and epicardial growth of right atrial myxoma: a case report

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Transmural breakthrough and epicardial growth of right atrial myxoma: a case report

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