Atypical vessels as an early sign of intracardiac myxoma?
We report on a woman with previously unknown left atrial myxoma, who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. 45 months after the initial coronary angiography, echocardiography demonstrated a large atrial myxoma, which was not seen echocardiographically before. The retrospective analysis of the pre-intervention coronary angiography revealed atypical vessels in the atrial septum, which are interpreted as early signs of myxoma.
Dübel
Hans-Peter
HP
Medical Clinic for Cardiology, Angiology, Pulmology, Charité Campus Mitte, University medicine Berlin, Germany. hans-peter.duebel@charite.de
Knebel
Fabian
F
Gliech
Volker
V
Konertz
Wolfgang
W
Rutsch
Wolfgang
W
Baumann
Gert
G
Borges
Adrian Constantin
AC
D002637:Chest Pain / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography; D014463:Ultrasonography