Massive Left Atrial Myxoma Presenting With Troponin-Positive Chest Pain

Atrial myxomas are the most prevalent primary cardiac tumors. The clinical presentation is variable and often poses a diagnostic challenge. Here we describe the case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with troponin-positive chest pain, exertional dizziness, and dyspnea as a consequence of a massiv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kearney, Aileen, Corry, Niall, Menown, Ian B. A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Healthcare 2020
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7584706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32720069
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40119-020-00187-2
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Sumario:Atrial myxomas are the most prevalent primary cardiac tumors. The clinical presentation is variable and often poses a diagnostic challenge. Here we describe the case of a 52-year-old woman who presented with troponin-positive chest pain, exertional dizziness, and dyspnea as a consequence of a massive left atrial myxoma, which was successfully treated with surgical resection. ELECTRONIC SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL: The online version of this article (10.1007/s40119-020-00187-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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