2024 Clinician Corner - Cardiac Myxoma Following Transcatheter Closure of Atrial Septal Defect

Abstract

To date, no significant association has been reported between atrial septal defects (ASD) and cardiac myxomas. This study reports a 56-year-old woman with cardiac myxoma following transcatheter closure of ASD. She presented with a 3-month history of recurrent dizziness, vertigo, palpitations, and generalized weakness after undergoing ASD occlusion a year earlier. Echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography scans identified a large, mobile mass (7.2 cm × 2.8 cm) in the left atrium, protruding through the mitral valve. The patient underwent median sternotomy and pericardiotomy, and the histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of atrial myxoma. The current case illustrates the challenges in determining whether an atrial mass is a benign myxoma or a dangerous thrombus. While there is no definitive link between the implantation of an ASD closure device and the formation of a myxoma, the emergence of this tumor is a potential occurrence.


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The planners and faculty for this activity have no relevant financial relationships to disclose. Written informed consent was obtained from the patient for the publication of this case report and accompanying images.

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  • Saif Sami Al-modhaffer, PhD - Ibn Al-Bitar Cardiac Center, Baghdad, Iraq
  • Ali Abdulamir Mohammed, PhD - Ibn Al-Bitar Cardiac Center, Baghdad, Iraq
  • Okba F. Ahmed, PhD - Mosul Cardiac Center, Mosul, Iraq
  • Fahmi H. Kakamad, PhD - College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq, Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq, and Kscien Organization for Scientific Research (Middle East office), Kurdistan, Iraq
  • Dana H. Mohammed Saeed, PhD - College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq and Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq
  • Hawbash M. Rahim, MSc - Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq and Kscien Organization for Scientific Research (Middle East office), Kurdistan, Iraq
  • Jihad Ibrahim Hama, PhD - Research Center, University of Halabja, Halabja, Iraq
  • Hemin S. Mohammed, PhD - Smart Health Tower, Madam Mitterrand Street, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq
  • Shvan H. Mohammed, BSc - Kscien Organization for Scientific Research (Middle East office), Kurdistan, Iraq and Xzmat Polyclinic, Rzgary, Kalar, Sulaimani, Kurdistan, Iraq

Corresponding Author:

  • Fahmi Hussein Kakamad, PhD, Doctors City, Building 11, Apartment 50, Sulaimani, Iraq 46001 
    (e-mail: fahmi.hussein@univsul.edu.iq)

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