RIGHT ATRIAL-MYXOMA WITH PULMONARY-EMBOLISM

被引:12
作者
DECARLI, S
SECHI, LA
CIANI, R
BARILLARI, G
DOLCETTI, G
BARTOLI, E
机构
[1] UNIV UDINE, DEPT INTERNAL MED, HYPERTENS UNIT, I-33100 UDINE, ITALY
[2] GEN HOSP, INST CARDIOL, UDINE, ITALY
[3] GEN HOSP, DIV CARDIAC SURG, UDINE, ITALY
关键词
ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MYXOMA; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; PULMONARY PERFUSION SCAN;
D O I
10.1159/000176425
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Right atrial myxomas are rare tumors that often go undiagnosed. Pulmonary embolism originating from the tumor mass is a potentially fatal complication. We report the case of a young man in whom a right atrial myxoma with recurrent episodes of pulmonary embolism was diagnosed 1 month after the beginning of symptoms by two-dimensional transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography. Early diagnosis of cardiac myxomas is important since surgical treatment is usually resolutive with low recurrence rates and good long-term survival.
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页码:368 / 372
页数:5
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