Multiple infected cardiac myxoma in young female patient complicated with multiple systemic infarctions: case report and review of literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary heart tumors, yet their occurrence in young patients, particularly when infected and leading to multiple systemic infarctions, is exceedingly rare. This case highlights the critical need for early diagnosis and intervention. An 18-year-old female presented with orthopnea, low-grade fever, chest tightness, and pulmonary edema. She had experienced dyspnea, weight loss, recurrent abdominal pain, and chronic anemia over the past six months. Examination revealed congested lungs, sweating, tachycardia, and laboratory findings indicative of inflammation. Echocardiography identified multiple obstructing masses in the left atrium moving into the left ventricle during diastole, causing severe mitral regurgitation. Imaging revealed old in

SUBMITTER: Aldahmashi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12613763 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature