Key result
Surgical excision resolves large left atrial myxoma presenting with mitral stenosis and pulmonary hypertension.
Why the study?
Left atrial myxoma presenting with symptoms of mitral stenosis in elderly males is very rare, accounting for 10% of cases.
Case Report (n=1)
Supports surgical feasibility in selected octogenarians; leaves open questions on generalizability and long-term outcomes.
Left atrial (LA) myxoma presenting with symptoms of mitral stenosis in elderly males is very rare accounting for 10% of the cases. We report an 80-year-old male who presented with symptoms of orthopnea and palpitations and was subsequently found to have a large LA myxoma obstructing the mitral valve and causing pulmonary hypertension (PHT). Cardiol Res. 2015;6(3):286-288 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/cr399w
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Anandan et al. (2015) conducted a case report in Left atrial myxoma with pulmonary hypertension mimicking mitral stenosis (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated. An 80-year-old male successfully underwent surgical excision of a large left atrial myxoma that presented with symptoms of mitral stenosis and caused pulmonary hypertension.
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