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ArticleClinical case reports2025

Giant Biatrial Myxoma With Few Symptoms-The Odd Between the Rare: A Case Report.

Jeton Bytyci, Dragos Andrei Duse, Marcus Ten Hoevel, Karsten Meuter, Dina Borcean, Alexander Albert, Reinhard Hoeltgen, Marcus Wieczorek, Ralf Erkens

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Jeton BytyciDepartment of Cardiology and Electrophysiology St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt Bocholt Germany.
Dragos Andrei DuseDepartment of Cardiology, Pulmonology and Angiology, Medical Faculty Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf Düsseldorf Germany.
Marcus Ten HoevelDepartment of Cardiology and Electrophysiology St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt Bocholt Germany.
Karsten MeuterDepartment of Cardiology and Electrophysiology St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt Bocholt Germany.
Dina BorceanDepartment of Cardiology and Electrophysiology St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt Bocholt Germany.
Alexander AlbertDepartment of Heart Surgery Medical Clinic Dortmund Dortmund Germany.
Reinhard HoeltgenDepartment of Cardiology and Electrophysiology St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt Bocholt Germany.
Marcus WieczorekDepartment of Cardiology and Electrophysiology St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt Bocholt Germany.
Ralf ErkensDepartment of Cardiology and Electrophysiology St. Agnes-Hospital Bocholt Bocholt Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3373-652X

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Abstract

Cardiac myxomas are rare and mostly benign. Their thrombogenic surface can lead to embolization, and their size can impair cardiac hemodynamics. Here, we present a unique case of large biatrial myxomas despite mild symptomatology. A female patient (62 years, Caucasian) presented with aggravation of dyspnea and palpitations, with the first occurrence only four months prior to the current clinical presentation. Only moderate changes in standard laboratory markers, including inflammation markers, were observed. Clinical symptomatology and standard transthoracic echocardiography were sufficient for the diagnosis of multiple myxomas (68 × 52 mm in the left atrium and 56 × 53 mm in the right atrium) causing mitral and tricuspid valve inflow obstructions, which were confirmed by subsequent histopathology following surgical resection. The case emphasizes the need for standardized echocardiography at the initial presentation of every patient with dyspnea to exclude cardiac myxoma as a rare cause for the symptoms. The atypical presentation underlines the necessity for serial echocardiographic assessment during follow-up due to possible recurrence.

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biatrial myxomasdyspnoeaechocardiographymechanical valve obstructionprimary cardiac tumors

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PMID41909722
PMCPMC13020456

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