Abstract
Original Text © Revishvili ASh, Serguladze SYu, Shmul' AV et al., published in Annaly aritmologii 2013; 10(1): 10-14.
This article describes a clinical case of a patient with left atrial myxoma combined with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. General practitioner considered symptoms of left ventricular insufficiency (shortness of breath, cough, palpitation, dizziness, blood spitting) as lung pathology. When paroxysms of atrial fibrillation became more frequent the patient was send to cardiologist. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a tumor (55 x 52 mm) arising from the middle third of interatrial septum, floating and partially obstructing left atrioventricular orifice. Patient underwent Maze IV procedure combined with tumor resection. Histological study of the tumor showed typical for heart myxoma structure and cells. This case shows on-time diagnostics and successful surgical treatment of the patient with left atrial myxoma combined with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
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About Authors
Revishvili Amiran Sh. - MD, PhD, Dr. Med. Sci., Professor, RAMS Academician. Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery, Moscow, Russia;
Serguladze Sergei Yu. - MD, PhD, Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia;
Shmul' Andrei V. - MD, PhD, Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia;
Dzhordzhikiya Tamara R. - PhD, MD., Bakoulev Scientific Center for Cardiovascular Surgery of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia