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Left atrial thrombus mimicking myxoma in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.


ABSTRACT: Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of arteriovenous malformations. The arteriovenous shunts may result in high output heart failure, which predisposes to atrial dilatation and atrial fibrillation. Due to recurrent bleeding from epistaxis or the gastrointestinal tract, patients with HHT and atrial fibrillation are at high risk of bleeding if anticoagulated for stroke prevention. In this report, we present a case of a 74-year-old woman with a history of HHT and atrial fibrillation who developed a large left atrial thrombus that initially was thought to represent an atrial myxoma. The diagnosis was confirmed with cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and the patient underwent surgical resection of the thrombus. This case demonstrates the role of different imaging modalities in the assessment of left atrial masses and presents an opportunity to review the data on safety of anticoagulation in patients with HHT.

SUBMITTER: Shahandeh N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7452037 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Left atrial thrombus mimicking myxoma in a patient with hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia: Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas.

Shahandeh Negeen N   Shemin Richard J RJ   McWilliams Justin P JP   Moriarty John M JM   Prosper Ashley E AE   Tobis Jonathan M JM  

Radiology case reports 20200818 10


Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by the development of arteriovenous malformations. The arteriovenous shunts may result in high output heart failure, which predisposes to atrial dilatation and atrial fibrillation. Due to recurrent bleeding from epistaxis or the gastrointestinal tract, patients with HHT and atrial fibrillation are at high risk of bleeding if anticoagulated for stroke prevention. In this report, we present a case of a 74-y  ...[more]

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