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[Acute dyspnea]

T Chatterjee1, B Kipfer, P Schüpbach

  • 1Departement für Innere Medizin, Universitätsspital Bern.

Praxis
|October 15, 1996
PubMed
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A 75-year-old patient presented with acute dyspnea due to an atrial myxoma. Surgical removal of the left atrial tumor resolved the obstruction and prevented potential embolism.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Cardiac Surgery
  • Pathology

Background:

  • Atrial myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors.
  • They can present with diverse symptoms, including constitutional, obstructive, and embolic phenomena.

Observation:

  • A 75-year-old female experienced acute dyspnea following a flu-like illness.
  • Physical examination revealed systolic and diastolic murmurs with positional variation.
  • Echocardiography identified a left atrial tumor obstructing mitral inflow.

Findings:

  • Surgical excision of the left atrial tumor was performed due to obstruction and embolism risk.
  • Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of atrial myxoma.

Implications:

  • Early diagnosis and surgical intervention are crucial for managing symptomatic atrial myxoma.
  • This case highlights the importance of considering cardiac tumors in patients with unexplained dyspnea and murmurs.