title: Giant left atrial myxoma: an unusual cause of acute pulmonary edema.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: U.O. UTIC-Cardiologia, San Luca Hospital, Vallo della Lucania, Italy. rodolfocitro@tele2.it
authors.forename: Rodolfo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Citro
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Masiello
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bossone
authors.forename: Gennaro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Provenza
authors.forename: Generoso
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mastrogiovanni
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baldi
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gregorio
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Di Benedetto
mesh_terms: 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