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Surgical excision of a giant right atrial myxoma in a 37-year-old man led to complete resolution of right heart failure symptoms at 3-month follow-up.
Case Report (n=1)
Giant right atrial myxoma is a rare but treatable cause of right heart failure that can be completely resolved with surgical excision.
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Supports consideration of surgery for symptomatic giant right atrial myxoma; leaves open confirmation in larger cohorts.
A 37-year-old man was presented in outpatient clinic of cardiology department with symptoms of easy fatigability and progressive increasing generalised anasarca since 5 months. Echocardiogram showed large mass of 9.8×7.8 cm in size in right atrium, attached to interatrial septum. Urgent opinion of thoracic surgeon was taken and surgical excision of mass under cardiopulmonary bypass was done. The tumour was large, fragile and histology confirmed it as myxoma. The patient made a good recovery and his symptoms resolved completely on follow-up.
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Agstam et al. (2020) conducted a case report in Giant right atrial myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Resolution of symptoms. Surgical excision of a giant right atrial myxoma in a 37-year-old man led to complete resolution of right heart failure symptoms at 3-month follow-up.
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