ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2025
Case Report: Reflections on "Tumor Plop" in a febrile hemodialysis patient who had atypical presentation of atrial myxoma as infective endocarditis.
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We report a rare case involving a 43-year-old male on long-term hemodialysis who developed infective endocarditis (IE) accompanied by a diastolic "tumor plop" sound and a large atrial mass, a presentation more commonly linked to atrial myxomas. The patient initially experienced an upper respiratory tract infection caused by Type I parainfluenza virus, which progressed to severe pneumonia. During hospitalization, physical examination revealed an atypical diastolic "tumor plop" sound, prompting further evaluation. Echocardiography identified a sizable atrial mass measuring 51 mm × 33 mm × 32 mm, which oscillated between the left atrium and ventricle throughout the cardiac cycle. Blood cultures confirmed a bloodstream infection with
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