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<sec><h3>Introduction</h3>
<p>Cardiac masses are at the attention of health specialists since the development of echocardiography. Even though imaging is an excellent tool for diagnosis, the clinical presentation, risk factors, and hemodynamic status of the patients are important in establishing the diagnosis and subsequent management. The purpose of this presentation is to assess the difficulty of diagnosis in the case of an intracardiac mass and its therapeutic management.</p>
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<sec><h3>Case report</h3>
<p>A 29-year-old female with paresthesia in the left arm and a systolic tricuspid murmur underwent echocardiography, which revealed a mass of 35/20 mm in the right atrium. Due to the high embolic risk, the patient was referred to the cardiac surgery department and underwent surgical removal of the cardiac mass, which presented the macroscopical aspect of a myxoma. However, the histopathological examination revealed a right atrial thrombus.</p>
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<sec><h3>Conclusion</h3>
<p>Right heart thrombi represent a challenging diagnosis that involves a multidisciplinary team for the diagnosis and treatment of the patient.</p>
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Introduction
Cardiac masses are at the attention of health specialists since the development of echocardiography. Even though imaging is an excellent tool for diagnosis, the clinical presentation, risk factors, and hemodynamic status of the patients are important in establishing the diagnosis and subsequent management. The purpose of this presentation is to assess the difficulty of diagnosis in the case of an intracardiac mass and its therapeutic management.

Case report
A 29-year-old female with paresthesia in the left arm and a systolic tricuspid murmur underwent echocardiography, which revealed a mass of 35/20 mm in the right atrium. Due to the high embolic risk, the patient was referred to the cardiac surgery department and underwent surgical removal of the cardiac mass, which presented the macroscopical aspect of a myxoma. However, the histopathological examination revealed a right atrial thrombus.

Conclusion
Right heart thrombi represent a challenging diagnosis that involves a multidisciplinary team for the diagnosis and treatment of the patient.

Incidental Discovery of a Cardiac Thrombus Mimicking a Right Atrial Myxoma in a Young Female Patient – A Case Report

“Iuliu Hațieganu” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Journal of Cardiovascular Emergencies

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Introduction
Cardiac masses are at the attention of health specialists since the development of echocardiography. Even though imaging is an excellent tool for...

Incidental Discovery of a Cardiac Thrombus Mimicking a Right Atrial Myxoma in a Young Female Patient – A Case Report

Publié en ligne: 10 avr. 2023

Pages: 17 - 21

Reçu: 29 déc. 2022

Accepté: 11 févr. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2023-0001

Mots clés
cardiac masses, atrial thrombus, myxoma

© 2023 Monica Alexandra Oltean et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Incidental Discovery of a Cardiac Thrombus Mimicking a Right Atrial Myxoma in a Young Female Patient – A Case Report

Publié en ligne: 10 avr. 2023

Pages: 17 - 21

Reçu: 29 déc. 2022

Accepté: 11 févr. 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jce-2023-0001

Mots cléscardiac masses, atrial thrombus, myxoma

© 2023 Monica Alexandra Oltean et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
cardiac masses, atrial thrombus, myxoma