Reversible Pulmonary Hypertension in Adolescent with Left Atrial Myxoma.
10.4250/jcu.2011.19.4.221
- Author:
Byong Kyu KIM
1
;
Jung Nam CHO
;
Hye Jin PARK
;
Seung Pyo HONG
;
Ja Yung SON
;
Jin Bae LEE
;
Jae Keun RYU
;
Ji Yong CHOI
;
Sung Guk CHANG
;
Kee Sik KIM
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu, Korea. kks7379@cu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Cardiac tumour;
Pulmonary hypertension;
Left atrial myxoma
- MeSH:
Adolescent;
Dyspnea;
Heart Atria;
Humans;
Hypertension, Pulmonary;
Myxoma;
Tricuspid Valve Insufficiency
- From:Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound
2011;19(4):221-223
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report a patient of left atrial huge myxoma presenting with severe pulmonary hypertension in adolescents. A patient was a 14-year-old boy presented with sudden onset dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiographic study revealed the presence of a nodular, 4.34 x 8.11 cm sized, mobile, hyperechoic mass in the left atrium and severe pulmonary hypertension with tricuspid insufficiency. After surgical therapy, tricuspid regurgitation and pulmonary hypertension was decreased and the patient was stabilized and had an uneventful clinical course.
