Why the study?
Right atrial mass in neonates carries risks of life-threatening embolization, making timely diagnosis and treatment vital among major differential diagnoses including thrombus, vegetation, and myxoma.
Highlights the diagnostic dilemma and importance of timely management of right atrial masses (thrombus, vegetation, or myxoma) in neonates to prevent life-threatening embolization.
May warrant prompt evaluation of neonatal right atrial masses; case reports leave optimal strategies open.
The diagnosis of a right atrial mass in a neonate should be treated as an emergency. There are three major differential diagnoses for a right atrial mass-thrombus, infectious vegetation, and myxoma. Embolization of the mass can result in life-threatening complications and hence timely diagnosis and treatment is vital. This case series describes the clinical course, management, and outcome of four neonates who presented with a right atrial mass.
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