Unmasking the Hidden: A Case of Left Atrial Myxoma with Myriad Presentations Initially Overlooked
Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors and are usually benign. They vary in size and location, with the left atrium (LA) being the most common site, typically attached to the fossa ovalis. Their manifestations range from asymptomatic to severe obstructive cardiac symptoms, emboli...
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| author | Arun B. Shivashankarappa Pranav S. Kumar Lakshmana Sridhar Prasanna Simha Mohan Kumar Kalpana Saligram Ramegowda Prabhavathi Bhat |
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| description | Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors and are usually benign. They vary in size and location, with the left atrium (LA) being the most common site, typically attached to the fossa ovalis. Their manifestations range from asymptomatic to severe obstructive cardiac symptoms, embolic manifestations, or systemic findings, which can often occur without any primary cardiac symptoms. Here is a case of a 48-year-old man who initially presented with ischemic stroke. The myxoma was missed, and he later developed diverse manifestations such as weight loss and anorexia, ultimately presenting with biventricular failure. LA myxoma with biventricular failure is rare. Our patient showed significant improvement in both clinical status and biventricular function following myxoma excision. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-f787414eca854feaa0a8d0a800032a8e2025-01-12T10:19:33ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging2543-14632543-14712024-12-018318118510.4103/jiae.jiae_25_24Unmasking the Hidden: A Case of Left Atrial Myxoma with Myriad Presentations Initially OverlookedArun B. ShivashankarappaPranav S. KumarLakshmana SridharPrasanna Simha Mohan KumarKalpana Saligram RamegowdaPrabhavathi BhatCardiac myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors and are usually benign. They vary in size and location, with the left atrium (LA) being the most common site, typically attached to the fossa ovalis. Their manifestations range from asymptomatic to severe obstructive cardiac symptoms, embolic manifestations, or systemic findings, which can often occur without any primary cardiac symptoms. Here is a case of a 48-year-old man who initially presented with ischemic stroke. The myxoma was missed, and he later developed diverse manifestations such as weight loss and anorexia, ultimately presenting with biventricular failure. LA myxoma with biventricular failure is rare. Our patient showed significant improvement in both clinical status and biventricular function following myxoma excision.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiae.jiae_25_24biventricular failurecardiac myxomaembolic manifestationsobstructive symptoms |
| spellingShingle | Arun B. Shivashankarappa Pranav S. Kumar Lakshmana Sridhar Prasanna Simha Mohan Kumar Kalpana Saligram Ramegowda Prabhavathi Bhat Unmasking the Hidden: A Case of Left Atrial Myxoma with Myriad Presentations Initially Overlooked Journal of the Indian Academy of Echocardiography & Cardiovascular Imaging biventricular failure cardiac myxoma embolic manifestations obstructive symptoms |
| title | Unmasking the Hidden: A Case of Left Atrial Myxoma with Myriad Presentations Initially Overlooked |
| title_full | Unmasking the Hidden: A Case of Left Atrial Myxoma with Myriad Presentations Initially Overlooked |
| title_fullStr | Unmasking the Hidden: A Case of Left Atrial Myxoma with Myriad Presentations Initially Overlooked |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unmasking the Hidden: A Case of Left Atrial Myxoma with Myriad Presentations Initially Overlooked |
| title_short | Unmasking the Hidden: A Case of Left Atrial Myxoma with Myriad Presentations Initially Overlooked |
| title_sort | unmasking the hidden a case of left atrial myxoma with myriad presentations initially overlooked |
| topic | biventricular failure cardiac myxoma embolic manifestations obstructive symptoms |
| url | https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jiae.jiae_25_24 |
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