5 Interesting Facts of Left atrial myxoma
- Presents with dyspnea on exertion, fatigue, low-grade fever, systemic embolism, and syncope
- Benign primary heart tumor causes obstruction of mitral valve
- Echocardiography helps to confirm diagnosis and shows well-circumscribed mobile mass attached to atrial septum
- CT scan shows a mass or tumor and its size and shape (eg, spheroid, ovoid)
- Differentiated with echocardiography and CT
