Abstract
Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Myxomas are the most common type of these rare tumors. About 75% of myxomas occur in the left atrium of the heart usually beginning in the wall (interatriyal septum) that divides the two upper chambers of the heart. They are usually benign in nature. Some of them may remain asymptomatic but sometimes may exhibit a variety of non-spesific clinical symptoms. Because of nonspecific symptoms, early diagnosis may be difficult, particularly in the early stages. The common signs and symptoms of myxomas are shortness of breath, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, pulmonary edema, cough, hemoptysis, edema and fatigue. In this report, we presented a case of a 76-year-oldwoman with profound heart failure symptoms, and left atrial myxoma mimicking pulmonaryembolism.
Highlights
Atrial myxomas are the most common primary heart tumors
Signs and symptoms of mitral stenosis, endocarditis, mitral regurgitation, and collagen vascular disease can simulate those of atrial myxoma [1,2,3] ; until now, to our knowledge, there is no published study of a patient with myxoma involving a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
Such a patient wasadmitted to our emergency department with profound dyspnea mimicking pulmonary embolism
Summary
Atrial myxomas are the most common primary heart tumors. Symptoms are produced by mechanical interference with cardiac function or embolization. Signs and symptoms of mitral stenosis, endocarditis, mitral regurgitation, and collagen vascular disease can simulate those of atrial myxoma [1,2,3] ; until now, to our knowledge, there is no published study of a patient with myxoma involving a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism. Such a patient wasadmitted to our emergency department with profound dyspnea mimicking pulmonary embolism. We report a case of a 76year-old woman who presented with heart failure symptoms, and was found to have left atrial myxoma mimicking pulmonary embolism. The patient’s cardiac symptoms were decreased so she was referred to the cardiovascular surgery service for the removal of myxoma
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