SAGE Open Medical Case Reports (Jul 2020)

Medical management of a suspected atrial myxoma in a nonagenarian

  • Jessica Kawall,
  • Rajeev Seecheran,
  • Valmiki Seecheran,
  • Sangeeta Persad,
  • Stefan Maharaj,
  • Naveen Anand Seecheran

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2050313X20933484
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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Cardiac myxomas are the most frequently encountered tumors of the heart. However, they are unusual to be newly diagnosed in the geriatric population. Myxomas are among the great mimickers, with a myriad of clinical presentations related to heart failure, embolic events, and constitutional symptoms. We describe a rare case of a giant atrial myxoma in a nonagenarian presenting with heart failure, which was medically managed.