2021•Malawi Medical JournalOpen access

Unusual presentation of atrial Myxoma in a young Malawian male: Case report and review of literature

Geoffrey Elihu Manda, Mwai Mtekateka, Sharon Kunkanga, Sharon Kunkanga, Noel Kayange

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We report a 30-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms of right heart failure who was later diagnosed with right-sided atrial myxoma. This patient, unfortunately, died while waiting for cardiac surgery outside Malawi and postmortem was not done to ascertain the cause of death.

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We report a 30-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms of right heart failure who was later diagnosed with right-sided atrial myxoma. This patient, unfortunately, died while waiting for cardiac surgery outside Malawi and postmortem was not done to ascertain the cause of death.

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We report a 30-year-old male who presented with signs and symptoms of right heart failure who was later diagnosed with right-sided atrial myxoma. This patient, unfortunately, died while waiting for cardiac surgery outside Malawi and postmortem was not done to ascertain the cause of death.

Key concepts: Medicine, Presentation (obstetrics), Atrial myxoma, Myxoma, Right Atrial Myxoma, Heart failure, Cardiac Tumors, Surgery

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