A Giant Left Atrial Myxoma. (21st December 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zaher, Medhat F.; Bajaj, Sharad; Habib, Mirette; Doss, Emile; Habib, Michael; Bikkina, Mahesh; Shamoon, Fayez; Hoyek, Wissam N.
• Other Names: Firstenberg Michael S. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in medicine. Volume 2014(2014)
• Publication Date: 2014-12-21
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Case Reports; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1155/2014/819052
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1687-9627

Abstract

Abstract : Atrial myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors. Patients with left atrial myxomas generally present with mechanical obstruction of blood flow, systemic embolization, and constitutional symptoms. We present a case of an unusually large left atrial myxoma discovered incidentally in a patient with longstanding dyspnea being managed as bronchial asthma.