Mixoma atrial esquerdo como causa de síncope em uma adolescente / Left atrial myxoma as the cause of syncope in an adolescent
Arq. bras. cardiol
;
81(2): 206-209, ago. 2003. ilus
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in Portuguese, English
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| ID: lil-345315
RESUMO
A case of left atrial myxoma is reported in a 14-year-old female patient with recurrent episodes of syncope. The patient was immediately referred to the cardiologist after an inconclusive neurological investigation. Syncope is a symptom thoroughly described as being associated with heart myxomas, but its specific association with adolescence is extremely rare. The authors discuss the clinical manifestations of the disease, emphasizing the diagnostic difficulties on the basis of the unspecific symptoms. As part of the analysis a Brazilian literature review was carried out. Also, the authors experience in the surgical treatment of the heart tumors is briefly presented
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Main subject:
Syncope
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Heart Neoplasms
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Myxoma
Type of study:
Etiology study
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
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Portuguese
Journal:
Arq. bras. cardiol
Journal subject:
Cardiology
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital do Coração de Ribeirão Preto/BR
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