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Heart Lung Circ
; 26(4): e22-e25, 2017 Apr.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27743856
ABSTRACT
Intracardiac leiomyomatosis is a rare complication that occurs when a uterine leiomyoma (fibroid) undergoes vascular invasion and propagates within the inferior vena cava to reach the right atrium. This article describes a case of intracardiac leiomyomatosis in a middle-aged woman, exploring the presentation, diagnosis and surgical management of this condition. In this case the presenting complaints were syncope and atrial fibrillation, illustrating the importance of performing a transthoracic echocardiogram in patients presenting with their first episode of atrial fibrillation. Clinicians should consider intracardiac leiomyomatosis when evaluating women with right heart masses, especially those with a history of uterine leiomyomas.
Subject(s)
Atrial Fibrillation , Echocardiography , Heart Neoplasms , Leiomyomatosis , Syncope , Uterine Neoplasms , Atrial Fibrillation/etiology , Atrial Fibrillation/physiopathology , Atrial Fibrillation/surgery , Female , Heart Neoplasms/physiopathology , Heart Neoplasms/secondary , Heart Neoplasms/surgery , Humans , Leiomyomatosis/physiopathology , Leiomyomatosis/surgery , Middle Aged , Syncope/etiology , Syncope/physiopathology , Syncope/surgery , Uterine Neoplasms/physiopathology , Uterine Neoplasms/surgery
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Acta Cytol
; 58(5): 511-3, 2014.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25402238