title: Left atrial myxoma with coronary artery disease: an unexpected preoperative finding--case report.
abstract: We describe the case of a 54-year-old man with no symptoms of a cardiac disease who, in the preoperative assessment for eye surgery was diagnosed to have a left atrial myxoma coupled with coronary artery disease. After thorough investigations, the patient underwent resection of the left atrial tumor and coronary artery bypass grafting with a succesful outcome. The histopathological examination revealed a myxoma. This case report highlights the importance of preoperative evaluation in patients with unsuspected coexisting cardiac diseases, treatment options and the anesthetic concerns.
authors.affiliation: Royal Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman. madan@omantel.net.om
authors.forename: Madan Mohan
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Maddali
authors.forename: Ahmed Mohammed
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Abduraz
authors.forename: Prashanth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Panduranga
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kurian
mesh_terms: D001013:Aorta, Thoracic / Q000601:surgery; D001784:Blood Gas Analysis; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D007432:Intraoperative Period; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D013508:Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures