Project description:Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with an incidence of <0.1% in postmortem series; sarcomas comprise 75% of these. Cardiac sarcomas may be life-threatening at the time of presentation. We describe a left atrial intimal sarcoma presenting with constitutional symptoms, obstructive shock, and systemic emboli, and treated with proton beam therapy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
Project description:A 62-year-old man presented to the cardiology clinic with symptoms of fatigue, shortness of breath and swelling in the abdomen and legs. A pedunculated mobile mass with a short stalk in the right atrium was found to originate from the inferior vena caval opening and prolapse into the right ventricle through a tricuspid valve during diastole in echocardiography. The patient was referred to our department and surgery was planned for right atrial myxomas diagnosis. The mass with surrounding tissue was surgically removed using the cardiopulmonary bypass method. No postoperative complications were seen in the currently asymptomatic patient who is still under our follow-up schedule.
Project description:Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors in adults, with the left atrium being the most frequently affected. Echocardiography is the diagnostic modality of choice. The most effective treatment for cardiac myxomas is surgical excision.
Project description:We are presenting a case of the right atrial myxoma found in a case of rheumatic heart disease. During transthoracic echocardiography for the evaluation of a suspected rheumatic valvular heart disease, a diagnosis of severe mitral stenosis with severe mitral regurgitation with the right atrial thrombus was made. On transesophageal echocardiography, a pedunculated mass in the right atrium was confirmed. In the course of surgery, it was found that there is a tumor originating from the right atrial appendage (RAA) which was confused with clot on echocardiography. Rheumatic heart disease and myxomas have different etiopathogenesis, and this coexistence has not been reported. Further, right atrial myxoma arising out of RAA is also being reported for the first time.
Project description:Rheumatic mitral stenosis associated with left atrial myxoma has been reported previously. We reported an admitted rare case of rheumatic mitral regurgitation with left atrial myxoma. The discrimination between left atrial myxoma and thrombi presents a diagnostic challenge in the presence of rheumatic mitral valve disease.
Project description:BackgroundSystemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease, frequently associated with cardiovascular involvement. One of the most frequent complication is mitral valve regurgitation in more than one-third of the patients.Case summaryA 30-year-old woman with arthralgia, butterfly rash, and Raynaud phenomenon presented with a systolic murmur and renal impairment. Based on the kidney biopsy the diagnosis of SLE was made. Echocardiography revealed the presence of pulmonary hypertension, restrictive mitral valve disease with nodular thickening of the anterior leaflet and moderate regurgitation, compatible with Libman Sacks (LS) endocarditis. Immunosuppressive therapy was started and the patient status improved with normalization of systolic pulmonary artery pressure. After 8 years without follow-up, she presented with fatigue and dyspnoea based on a severe mitral valve stenosis. Subsequently, she underwent a minimal invasive mitral valve replacement and the diagnosis of LS endocarditis could be confirmed upon histopathological examination.DiscussionThis case demonstrates that LS endocarditis can not only lead to mitral regurgitation but occasionally to mitral stenosis due to chronic inflammation with thickening and fusion of mitral valve leaflets. Hereby, comprehensive echocardiography, inclusive stress echocardiography, plays a critical role.