Atrial myxomas causing severe left and right ventricular dysfunction

Atrial Myxomas Causing Severe Left and Right Ventricular Dysfunction

Myxomas are the most common cardiac tumors, accounting for about 50% of benign primary cardiac tumors, with the majority located in the left atrium, and 80% of which originate in the interatrial septum. We report two cases with severe cachexia, neurological sequelae, and severe biventricle dysfunction secondary to atrial myxomas with marked early improvement after tumor excision.

Syndrome of Left Ventricular - Right Atrial

Two similar cases of unusual congenital anomalies of the heart are presented, in which there existed a direct communication between the left ventricle and the right auricle through a defect involving the membranous portion of the interventricular septum with defective formation of the medial leaflet of the tricuspid valve. Data obtained at catheterization, operative and postmortem findings are ...

An unusual association: right atrial myxoma and severe left ventricular dysfunction. Case report and review of the literature.

Myxomas comprise 50% of all benign cardiac tumors in adults, with the right atrium as their second most frequent site of origin. Surgical resection is the only effective therapeutic option for patients with these tumors. The association between right atrial myxomas and severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction is extremely rare and makes treatment even more challenging. This was the case for...

Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in atrial fibrillation

Mitral annular calcification: left atrial size and left ventricular dysfunction