Key result
Surgical excision successfully treated a 60-year-old female with a giant left atrial myxoma prolapsing into the left ventricle and causing functional mitral valve stenosis.
Case Report (n=1)
Giant left atrial myxomas can present with signs of heart failure and functional mitral stenosis, which can be successfully managed with surgical excision.
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Alerts to myxoma in biventricular failure with fever; leaves open generalizability of surgical outcomes beyond single cases.
Gerardo et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Left atrial myxoma (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated. Surgical excision successfully treated a 60-year-old female with a giant left atrial myxoma prolapsing into the left ventricle and causing functional mitral valve stenosis.
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