Giant left atrial myxoma: an unusual cause of acute pulmonary edema

Rodolfo Citro; Paolo Masiello; Eduardo Bossone; Gennaro Provenza; Generoso Mastrogiovanni; Carlo Baldi; Giovanni Gregorio; Giuseppe Di Benedetto

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2007.10.016

Giant left atrial myxoma: an unusual cause of acute pulmonary edema

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Aug;21(8):978.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.10.016. Epub 2008 Jan 9.

Authors

Rodolfo Citro¹, Paolo Masiello, Eduardo Bossone, Gennaro Provenza, Generoso Mastrogiovanni, Carlo Baldi, Giovanni Gregorio, Giuseppe Di Benedetto

Affiliation

¹ U.O. UTIC-Cardiologia, San Luca Hospital, Vallo della Lucania, Italy. rodolfocitro@tele2.it

PMID: 18187307
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.10.016

Abstract

We report a case of a huge left atrial myxoma with an unusual clinical presentation characterized by acute pulmonary edema. The possible pathophysiologic mechanism has been discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Acute Disease
Female
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Neoplasms / complications*
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Middle Aged
Myxoma / complications*
Myxoma / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Edema / diagnostic imaging*
Pulmonary Edema / etiology*
Ultrasonography