A survivor of near sudden death caused by giant left atrial myxoma.
Sudden hemodynamic collapse occurred in a 20-year-old man after an Emergency Department visit with a complaint of dizziness and chest discomfort. A left atrial myxoma was demonstrated by echocardiography. Resuscitation procedures followed by surgical repair resulted in an excellent outcome. Although sudden death is a serious manifestation of cardiac myxoma, reports of survivors of near sudden death caused by this tumor have been rare.
Maruyama
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Division of Cardiology, Aizawa Hospital, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan.
Chino
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Kobayashi
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Ohta
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Kono
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Nakano
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D000328:Adult; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D012151:Resuscitation