Key result
LA myxoma presents as CHF, highlighting a potentially curable surgical cause.
Why the study?
Recognition of the syndrome caused by myxoma of the left atrium is important because surgery offers the opportunity for complete cure, yet the disease is often confused with more common cardiac disorders.
Case Report (n=1)
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This case report highlights the clinical importance of recognizing left atrial myxoma, a curable condition that is often confused with more common cardiac disorders such as myocardial infarction.
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Supports considering myxoma in unexplained heart failure; leaves open systematic study of prevalence and diagnostics.
RECOGNITION of the syndrome caused by myxoma of the left atrium is of the utmost importance now that surgery offers the opportunity for complete cure. In most instances, the disease is confused with more common cardiac disorders. To serve as a reminder, the following case report is added to the literature. Clinical Summary A 59-year-old woman was admitted to the Aliuippa Hospital on July 4, 1957, because of congestive heart failure. She had been well until 10 months previously, when, mowing her lawn, she developed severe pain in the anterior chest and left arm, associated with profuse perspiration and dyspnea. Because of the possibility of a myocardial infarction, she was hospitalized from Aug. 31 to Sept. 26, 1956. Blood pressure was 120/80 mm. Hg, and cardiac examination, including roentgen study, was normal. Electrocardiograms were normal with a Q wave of questionable significance in aVL. Hemoglobin was 9.5 gm.%; white blood-cell
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David L. Chamovitz (1962) conducted a case report in Myxoma of the left atrium (n=1). Left atrial myxoma was evaluated. A 59-year-old woman presented with congestive heart failure and was found to have a left atrial myxoma, highlighting the importance of recognizing this syndrome for potential surgical cure.
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