Atrial myxoma
An atrial myxoma is a benign tumor of the heart, most commonly found within the left and then the right atria on the interatrial septum. This is also commonly called as Cardiac Myxoma.
Symptoms include:
· Dizziness
· Chest pain or tightness
· Sudden Death
· Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
· Platypnea and many more.
Complications
- Arrhythmias
- Pulmonary edema
- Peripheral emboli
- Spread (metastasis) of the tumor
- Blockage of the mitral heart valve
- Stroke
- Fusiform cerebral aneurysms
Tests for cardiac myxoma may include:
· Echocardiogram and Doppler study
· Chest x-ray
· CT scan of chest
· Left heart angiography
· Right heart angiography
· ECG-may show atrial fibrillation.
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