Left Ventricular Mass One Year After Radiofrequency Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation

Authors

  • Panagiota Kourkoveli Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens
  • Dimitrios Tsiapras Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
  • Stamatis Kyrzopoulos Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
  • Maria Koutelou Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center
  • Vassilis Voudris Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2015/hc.v9i1%20Sup.585

Keywords:

myxoma, computed tomography, ventricle, atrial fibrillation, ablation

Abstract

Myxomas are the most common benign tumors of the heart. The exact etiology of myxomas is unknown and most cases are sporadic. It is well known though that myxomas can develop after cardiac trauma, and that radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) increases the risk of thrombus or endocarditis in the atrium. The association of RFA and the formation of myxomas is not known. We report a case of a left ventricular myxoma in a patient after RFA.

Author Biography

Panagiota Kourkoveli, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens

Department of Cardiology

Resident in Cardiology

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Published

2014-04-06

Issue

Vol. 9 No. 1 Sup (2014): ATHENS CARDIOLOGY UPDATE 2014

Section

ATHENS CARDIOLOGY UPDATE 2014

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