Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case report

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Myxomas are frequent cardiac tumors that are mostly located in the left atrium. Their signs and symptoms are very varied and nonspecific, and depend on their behavior. We report the case of a 41-year-old female patient with a disease period of approximately 3 months, and a clinical picture suggestin...

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Autores: Mendoza-Chuctaya, Giuston, Montesinos-Cárdenas, Alexander
Formato: artículo
Fecha de Publicación:2017
Institución:Universidad de San Martín de Porres
Repositorio:Horizonte médico
Lenguaje:español
OAI Identifier:oai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/560
Enlace del recurso:https://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/560
Nivel de acceso:acceso abierto
Materia:Ecocardiografía
Estenosis
Mixoma
Tumores
Válvula mitral
Echocardiogram
Stenosis
Myxoma
Tumors
Mitral valve
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spelling Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case reportInsuficiencia cardiaca por mixoma auricular izquierdo gigante: reporte de un casoMendoza-Chuctaya, GiustonMontesinos-Cárdenas, AlexanderEcocardiografíaEstenosisMixomaTumoresVálvula mitralEchocardiogramStenosisMyxomaTumorsMitral valveMyxomas are frequent cardiac tumors that are mostly located in the left atrium. Their signs and symptoms are very varied and nonspecific, and depend on their behavior. We report the case of a 41-year-old female patient with a disease period of approximately 3 months, and a clinical picture suggesting heart failure characterized by respiratory difficulty at rest, chest pain, general malaise and edema on lower limbs. The EKG suggested left atrial growth, where transthoracic echocardiography was a key test for the diagnosis of a myxoma filling the entire left atrium, which was later excised by surgery and confirmed by pathological anatomy.Los mixomas son tumores cardiacos frecuentes que se localizan en su mayoría en la aurícula izquierda. Los síntomas y signos con los que se presenta son muy variados e inespecíficos en dependencia de su comportamiento. Reportamos el caso de un paciente de sexo femenino de 41 años con un tiempo de enfermedad de aproximadamente 3 meses, con cuadro clínico sugerente de insuficiencia cardiaca que se caracterizó por presentar dificultad respiratoria al reposo, dolor torácico, malestar general y edemas en miembros inferiores, el EKG sugerente de crecimiento auricular izquierdo, donde el ecocardiograma transtorácico fue prueba clave para el diagnóstico de mixoma cardiaco que abarcaba en su totalidad la aurícula izquierda, que posteriormente fue extirpado por cirugía y confirmado por anatomía patológica.Universidad de San Martín de Porres. Facultad de Medicina Humana2017-03-30info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdftext/htmlhttps://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/56010.24265/horizmed.2017.v17n1.12Horizonte Médico (Lima); Vol. 17 No. 1 (2017): January - March; 72-75Horizonte Médico (Lima); Vol. 17 Núm. 1 (2017): Enero - Marzo; 72-75Horizonte Médico (Lima); v. 17 n. 1 (2017): Enero - Marzo; 72-752227-35301727-558X10.24265/horizmed.2017.v17n1reponame:Horizonte médicoinstname:Universidad de San Martín de Porresinstacron:USMPspahttps://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/560/373https://www.horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe/index.php/horizontemed/article/view/560/1280Derechos de autor 2017 Horizonte Médico (Lima)https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:horizontemedico.usmp.edu.pe:article/5602019-10-29T10:53:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case report
Insuficiencia cardiaca por mixoma auricular izquierdo gigante: reporte de un caso
title Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case report
spellingShingle Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case report
Mendoza-Chuctaya, Giuston
Ecocardiografía
Estenosis
Mixoma
Tumores
Válvula mitral
Echocardiogram
Stenosis
Myxoma
Tumors
Mitral valve
title_short Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case report
title_full Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case report
title_fullStr Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case report
title_sort Heart failure due to giant left atrial myxoma: A case report
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Mendoza-Chuctaya, Giuston
Montesinos-Cárdenas, Alexander
author Mendoza-Chuctaya, Giuston
author_facet Mendoza-Chuctaya, Giuston
Montesinos-Cárdenas, Alexander
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author2 Montesinos-Cárdenas, Alexander
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Ecocardiografía
Estenosis
Mixoma
Tumores
Válvula mitral
Echocardiogram
Stenosis
Myxoma
Tumors
Mitral valve
topic Ecocardiografía
Estenosis
Mixoma
Tumores
Válvula mitral
Echocardiogram
Stenosis
Myxoma
Tumors
Mitral valve
description Myxomas are frequent cardiac tumors that are mostly located in the left atrium. Their signs and symptoms are very varied and nonspecific, and depend on their behavior. We report the case of a 41-year-old female patient with a disease period of approximately 3 months, and a clinical picture suggesting heart failure characterized by respiratory difficulty at rest, chest pain, general malaise and edema on lower limbs. The EKG suggested left atrial growth, where transthoracic echocardiography was a key test for the diagnosis of a myxoma filling the entire left atrium, which was later excised by surgery and confirmed by pathological anatomy.
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