Key result
Surgical removal of an incidentally discovered large asymptomatic left atrial myxoma in a 68-year-old woman was successful, with the patient remaining stable at 6 months follow-up.
Why the study?
The frequent asymptomatic course of left atrial myxomas complicates timely diagnosis and treatment.
Case Report (n=1)
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The incidental finding of a large, asymptomatic left atrial myxoma during a COVID-19 CT scan highlights the potential value of routine echocardiography in hypertensive patients to prevent severe cardiovascular complications.
May prompt closer echocardiographic review in routine imaging; leaves open optimal screening strategies for asymptomatic myxomas.
Myxomas are the most common type of primary benign cardiac tumor in adults, with an incidence of about 0.2 % in the population at autopsy. Myxomas develop from multipotent mesenchyme and are usually an undifferentiated, pedunculated atrial mass attached to a fossa ovale on the left side of the atrial septum. Frequent asymptomatic course of the disease complicates timely diagnosis and treatment. The presented clinical observation demonstrates the accidental detection of left atrial myxoma in a 68-year-old patient with subsequent successful surgical intervention.
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Сергеева et al. (2022) conducted a case report in Asymptomatic left atrial myxoma (n=1). Surgical removal was evaluated on Clinical outcome. Surgical removal of an incidentally discovered large asymptomatic left atrial myxoma in a 68-year-old woman was successful, with the patient remaining stable at 6 months follow-up.
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