Case of Dilated Cardiomyopathy in Combination with Left Atrial Myxoma and Left Atriomegaly (Rare Clinical Case)

Left Atrial Myxoma in Children: A Case Report

Un gargon de 13 ans fut hospitalise dans le Service de Pediatrie du C.H.U. de Pahlavi de la Faculte de Medicine de Teheran, pour une insuf­fisance cardiaque. Les signes auscultatoires, radiologiques et electriques evoquaient une stenose mitrale. Le malade deceda <lans le tableau d'oedeme pulmonaire aigli, apres quel­ques episodes d'hemiparesies resolutives.  A l'autopsie, il existait un myxcme...

Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Tumor in a Child

Atrial myxomas are uncommon in the pediatric population but are very important due to pursuant atrioventricular valve obstruction and systemic embolic events. Concerning multiple symptoms ranging from congestive heart failure to neurological deficits, the diagnosis of this disease is complicated. This paper reports a case of left atrium myxoma in a child treated with a surgical excision o...

simultaneous left ventricle and left atrial appendage thrombi in a patient with dilated cardiomyopathy

[A case of left-atrial myxoma].

Atrial myxoma can present with a variety of clinical pictures which may be suggestive of mitral stenosis or insufficiency. I They can also present with heart failure, fatigue and weight loss of rapid development in a middle aged patient with no history of rheumatic fever. 2 Most myxomas arise in the left atrium and less commonly in the right atrium. Left atrial myxomas predominantly arise from ...

a rare case of large left atrial myxoma associated with carney syndrome

carney syndrome (cs) is an autosomal dominant multiple neoplasia syndrome that includes cardiac, endocrine, cutaneous, and neural tumors. cardiac myxomas can be seen in the course of cs. a 46-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with palpitation, cough, and exertional dyspnea. physical examination revealed pigmented lesions, especially scattered in the neck, chest, and extremities...