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Priya Ramcharan1, Arun Katwaroo2, Matthew Maharaj1
1North Central Regional Health Authority, Mt. Hope, Trinidad and Tobago.
Abstract:
Right atrial myxomas (RAMs) are exceedingly rare cardiac tumors that can incur devastating complications. These tumors are capable of producing right-sided heart failure (rHF) through obstruction of venous return and tricuspid inflow. Herein, we describe a 52-year-old woman presenting with classic symptomatology of rHF as clinical sequelae of a giant RAM. The clinician should be cognizant of RAMs as an atypical etiology of rHF, and the complementary imaging modalities in the diagnostic work-up and early surgical resection as key management strategies.
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