Vol 70, No 8 (2012)
Case studies
Published online: 2012-08-21
Tumour in left atrium diagnosed 6 years after ablation of pulmonary vein ostia and inferior right atrial isthmus: thrombus or myxoma?
DOI: 10.33963/v.kp.78837
Kardiol Pol 2012;70(8):839-840.
Abstract
We present a case of the left atrial myxoma 6 years after atrial fibrillation ablation. The initial diagnosis of the mass revealed on echocardiography was a thrombus. Failure of anticoagulant treatment and transesophageal echocardiography led to diagnosis of myxoma, confirmed intraoperatively and histologically.
Keywords: left atrial myxomaatrial fibrillation ablation
