Key result
TTE identifies obstructive left atrial myxoma as cause of syncope in young adult.
Why the study?
Atrial myxoma can present with non-specific symptoms and requires echocardiography for accurate diagnosis.
Case Report (n=1)
Echocardiography is a highly sensitive and effective method for diagnosing cardiac myxomas, which can present with non-specific symptoms like syncope.
Supports TTE for detecting obstructive myxoma in syncope; leaves open broader diagnostic performance in larger cohorts.
Cardiac myxoma is the most frequent benign tumors of heart. A 37-year-old woman dropped during the second prostration in prayer and decreased his mental state, with no prior history of syncope. On cardiac examination, there was an early diastolic sound that was compatible with a tumor plop. A transthoracic echocardiogram was performed which showed the presence of a pediculated mass in the left atrium, with an appearance suggestive of atrial myxoma. Atrial Myxoma can appear with non-specific symptoms. The best diagnostic method for myxoma is echocardiography that has a high sensitivity.
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Montazeri et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Left atrial myxoma (n=1). Echocardiography was evaluated. Transthoracic echocardiography successfully identified a large, pediculated left atrial myxoma causing mitral valve obstruction in a 37-year-old woman presenting with syncope.
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