Atrial fibrillation as a first clinical manifestation of right atrial cavernous haemangioma

Acta Cardiol. 2013 Apr;68(2):197-9. doi: 10.1080/ac.68.2.2967279.

Abstract

Primary heart tumours are rare with an incidence of 0.02% in reported autopsy series. One of the most uncommon is haemangioma. We describe the case of a 51-year-old woman, who presented with a giant cavernous haemangioma, but with no clinical manifestations other than atrial fibrillation. Performed echocardiography showed a giant (6.5 x 7.5 cm) tumour located in the right atrium, modelling other heart chambers. In order to improve atrial haemodynamics, a large portion of the tumour was removed via sternotomy. Examination after 12 months showed no further growth of the unremoved part of the tumour.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology*
  • Female
  • Heart Atria* / diagnostic imaging
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / complications*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioma, Cavernous / diagnostic imaging
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Multidetector Computed Tomography