Cureus 2022 Mar 15;14(3):e23187. Epub 2022 Mar 15.
Acute Internal Medicine, Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, London, GBR.
Primary cardiac tumors are rare, and myxoma is a rare benign primary cardiac tumor in adults, commonly found within the left atrium. The presentation can vary from patients being asymptomatic to pulmonary embolism or stroke. Smaller atrial myxomas are usually asymptomatic, however, larger ones can cause symptoms such as dyspnea, orthopnea, cough, peripheral edema, palpitations, and fatigue. Read More