Giant left atrial myxoma: an unusual cause of acute pulmonary edema.
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.
Citro
Rodolfo
R
U.O. UTIC-Cardiologia, San Luca Hospital, Vallo della Lucania, Italy. rodolfocitro@tele2.it
Masiello
Paolo
P
Bossone
Eduardo
E
Provenza
Gennaro
G
Mastrogiovanni
Generoso
G
Baldi
Carlo
C
Gregorio
Giovanni
G
Di Benedetto
Giuseppe
G
D000208:Acute Disease; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography