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A rare cause of severe mitral stenosis and reversible pulmonary hypertension |
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| Authors: | Margarida Pujol‐López MD Rodolfo San Antonio MD Eduardo J Flores‐Umanzor MD Eduard Guasch MD PhD Manel Azqueta MD |
| Institution: | Cardiology Department, Institut Clínic Cardiovascular, Hospital Clínic, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain |
| Abstract: | Myxoma is a rare cause of severe mitral stenosis. We describe a challenging case of severe mitral stenosis and reversible pulmonary hypertension produced by a giant left atrial myxoma. The greatest risk is a diagnostic delay due to focus on discarding a pulmonary etiology of dyspnea. Physical examination and early echocardiographic assessment are the keys to avoid overlooking this uncommon pathology. |
| Keywords: | echocardiography mitral stenosis myxoma pulmonary hypertension |