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Giant left atrial myxoma mimicking mitral valve stenosis
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Emergency Department of the Regional Hospital of Ben Arous
Cardiac myxomas are the most common forms of primary heart tumors. We report a 38 -year-old woman without medical history and any cardiovascular risk factors was admitted in the emergency department for dyspnea and hemoptysis.
Transthoracic echocardiography showed a giant left atrial myxoma appended to the atrial surface of the anterior mitral valve (Figure 2) with a subtotal obstruction of the mitral ori!ce during the diastole. A mild mitral regurgitation was found.
Pulmonary hypertension was confirmed by Doppler PAPs =55 mmHg. The patient was scheduled for cardiac surgery with worst outcome at seven day.
Giant left atrial myxoma mimicking mitral valve stenosis
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