Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Dyspnea after Cesarean Delivery
Introduction. Dyspnea during pregnancy and in the immediate postpartum or postoperative period is a relatively common symptom that can be an early sign of a life threatening condition. The differential diagnosis is broad and can represent a wide variety of underlying etiologies. Cardiac tumors are...
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| description | Introduction. Dyspnea during pregnancy and in the immediate postpartum or postoperative period is a relatively common symptom that can be an early sign of a life threatening condition. The differential diagnosis is broad and can represent a wide variety of underlying etiologies. Cardiac tumors are one of the rarest causes of dyspnea in a reproductive age women during the postpartum period. Case Presentation. 42-years old G7P1051 presented with acute dyspnea postoperatively after an elected uncomplicated repeat cesarean section and tubal ligation. The patient was diagnosed with a large left atrial cardiac myxoma and required urgent cardiothoracic surgery. Conclusion. The following case illustrates how a standard response to a common postpartum symptom, dyspnea, can divert and distract from less common exam findings. A careful, stepwise evaluation of symptoms and related findings will usually determine the underlying cause so that appropriate and timely treatment can be initiated. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-bbcf11899c9045fd8594a9838a68828e2025-02-03T07:24:21ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352012-01-01201210.1155/2012/487385487385Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Dyspnea after Cesarean DeliveryAllison Wyman0William Hurd1Justin Lappen2Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USADepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106, USAIntroduction. Dyspnea during pregnancy and in the immediate postpartum or postoperative period is a relatively common symptom that can be an early sign of a life threatening condition. The differential diagnosis is broad and can represent a wide variety of underlying etiologies. Cardiac tumors are one of the rarest causes of dyspnea in a reproductive age women during the postpartum period. Case Presentation. 42-years old G7P1051 presented with acute dyspnea postoperatively after an elected uncomplicated repeat cesarean section and tubal ligation. The patient was diagnosed with a large left atrial cardiac myxoma and required urgent cardiothoracic surgery. Conclusion. The following case illustrates how a standard response to a common postpartum symptom, dyspnea, can divert and distract from less common exam findings. A careful, stepwise evaluation of symptoms and related findings will usually determine the underlying cause so that appropriate and timely treatment can be initiated.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/487385 |
| spellingShingle | Allison Wyman William Hurd Justin Lappen Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Dyspnea after Cesarean Delivery Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Dyspnea after Cesarean Delivery |
| title_full | Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Dyspnea after Cesarean Delivery |
| title_fullStr | Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Dyspnea after Cesarean Delivery |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Dyspnea after Cesarean Delivery |
| title_short | Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Dyspnea after Cesarean Delivery |
| title_sort | cardiac myxoma presenting as dyspnea after cesarean delivery |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/487385 |
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