Left ventricular myxoma: A contractile mass causing intracavitary obstruction and severe pulmonary hypertension.
Erik J Orozco-HernandezErwin E Argueta-SosaDavid MauchleyRongbing XieChace B MitchellDwight M SelfJames E DaviesPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)
Cardiac myxomas can be fatal and left ventricular (LV) myxomas with papillary muscle and mitral valve (MV) involvement are rare. The following case is that of a 55-year-old woman who developed signs and symptoms of pulmonary hypertension. Imaging revealed a contractile mass in the LV that was in continuum with the papillary muscles and affected MV function. Her clinical course, radiologic, and hemodynamic findings are discussed. Finally, her surgical extraction technique is described in addition to potential complications encountered.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- pulmonary hypertension
- skeletal muscle
- left atrial
- pulmonary artery
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- heart failure
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- clear cell
- aortic stenosis
- smooth muscle
- high resolution
- risk factors
- early onset
- single cell
- risk assessment
- acute coronary syndrome
- atrial fibrillation
- human health
- climate change