Abstract

J. FERNANDEZ, Luis. Mitral valve stenosis due to left atrial myxoma. Rev. Colomb. Cardiol. [online]. 2016, vol.23, n.4, pp.304.e1-304.e4. ISSN 0120-5633.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rccar.2015.08.004.

Cardiac tumors account for 0.2% and can either be primary of metastatic (secondary), the latter being 20 to 40 times more frequent than the primary ones. When it comes to primary tumors, 75% are benign and approximately 50-85% of those represent myxomas, with an incidence of 0.5-1 in 10⁶ individuals per year. We present the case of a 56 year-old patient, without cardiovascular risk factors or pathological history, with a 4.6 × 4.5 cm left atrial myxoma prolapsing into the mitral valve during diastole causing an intermittent obstruction and severe mitral valve stenosis. Diagnosis was reached with a transthoracic echocardiogram without need of further diagnostic tests. Surgical resection was performed, achieving complete resection of the tumor. Patient's evolution was satisfactory, he was discharged 11 days after the surgery.

Keywords : Echocardiogram; Stenosis; Myxoma; Tumors; Mitral valve.

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