Left atrial myxoma with coronary artery disease: an unexpected preoperative finding--case report

Middle East J Anaesthesiol. 2011 Oct;21(3):413-7.

Abstract

We describe the case of a 54-year-old man with no symptoms of a cardiac disease who, in the preoperative assessment for eye surgery was diagnosed to have a left atrial myxoma coupled with coronary artery disease. After thorough investigations, the patient underwent resection of the left atrial tumor and coronary artery bypass grafting with a succesful outcome. The histopathological examination revealed a myxoma. This case report highlights the importance of preoperative evaluation in patients with unsuspected coexisting cardiac diseases, treatment options and the anesthetic concerns.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aorta, Thoracic / surgery
  • Blood Gas Analysis
  • Coronary Artery Bypass
  • Coronary Artery Disease / complications*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / surgery
  • Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / complications
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Electrocardiography
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Heart Neoplasms / surgery
  • Hemodynamics / physiology
  • Humans
  • Intraoperative Period
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Myxoma / complications*
  • Myxoma / diagnosis
  • Myxoma / surgery
  • Ophthalmologic Surgical Procedures