Weight loss, fever, and cardiac murmur in a 58-year old woman. A case report

Authors

  • Saúl Armenteros Terán
  • Ana M. Álvarez Ruiz
  • José Abreu Cruz
  • Jesús González Marín
  • Leonides Peña Pérez
  • Teresa Serrano Sánchez

Keywords:

MYXOMA/ultrasonography, CARDIAC NEOPLASMS/ ultrasonography, ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY.

Abstract

The diagnosis of cardiac tumors is found to be difficult when its main manifestations are non-specific constitutional symptoms. The case of a 58-year old woman who was admitted to hospital presenting with progressive weight loss, fever, and low intensity cardiac murmur (II-VI), is reported. By two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography a tumor mass in the left atrial wall (atrial myxoma) was detected; during diastole prolapsing towards the interior of the left ventricle. The clinical, immunological, and imaging elements of such tumors are pointed out.

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Author Biographies

Saúl Armenteros Terán

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Interna. Profesor Asistente del Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico "Joaquín Albarrán".

Ana M. Álvarez Ruiz

Especialista de I Grado en Cardiología. Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico "Joaquín Albarrán".

José Abreu Cruz

Especialista de I Grado en Cardiología. Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico "Joaquín Albarrán".

Jesús González Marín

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Interna. Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico "Joaquín Albarrán".

Leonides Peña Pérez

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Interna. Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico "Joaquín Albarrán".

Teresa Serrano Sánchez

Especialista de I Grado en Inmunología. CIREN.

Published

2014-03-26

How to Cite

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Armenteros Terán S, Álvarez Ruiz AM, Abreu Cruz J, González Marín J, Peña Pérez L, Serrano Sánchez T. Weight loss, fever, and cardiac murmur in a 58-year old woman. A case report. Rev. cuba. cardiol. cir. cardiovasc. [Internet]. 2014 Mar. 26 [cited 2025 Feb. 12];11(2). Available from: https://revcardiologia.sld.cu/index.php/revcardiologia/article/view/494

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