Severe reversible left ventricular dysfunction associated with multiple cardiac myxomata.
A 22-year-old Caucasian woman presented with acrocyanosis of fingers and toes and dyspnea on exertion. Initial echocardiography showed multiple right and left atrial myxomata, mild enlargement of the left ventricle and severely depressed left ventricular systolic function. Resection of the tumors and replacement of the myxomatous mitral valve led to a complete resolution of echocardiographic evidence of left ventricular dysfunction, and was accompanied by disappearance of skin findings and symptoms of asthma.
Kuźniar
Tomasz J
TJ
Department of Medicine, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Evanston, IL, USA. tkuzniar@enh.org
Hinchcliff
Monique
M
Zunamon
Alan
A
Balagani
Rajesh
R
Enzler
Mark
M
Mandzij
Roman
R
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003490:Cyanosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005385:Fingers; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D020127:Recovery of Function; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D018487:Ventricular Dysfunction, Left / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology*; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology