Anesthetic management of a patient with incidental left atrial myxoma for proximal femur nailing: A case report

Cardiac myxomas are rare tumors with risks of cardiac outflow obstruction and embolic events. Surgical excision of the tumor at the earliest is the definitive treatment. We report the successful anesthetic management of a 65-year-old female patient with incidental left atrial myxoma for right proxim...

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Published in:Saudi journal of anaesthesia 2024, Vol.18 (2), p.302-304
Main Authors: Anne, Namita, Anandaswamy, Tejesh C, Govindswamy, Suresh, Ravichandran, Gowshik
Format: Report
Language:English
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Summary:Cardiac myxomas are rare tumors with risks of cardiac outflow obstruction and embolic events. Surgical excision of the tumor at the earliest is the definitive treatment. We report the successful anesthetic management of a 65-year-old female patient with incidental left atrial myxoma for right proximal femur nailing. The patient was asymptomatic with no significant cardiac history. Since fracture reduction cannot be deferred for a prolonged period, the case was taken up under general anesthesia with invasive blood pressure monitoring.
ISSN:1658-354X
DOI:10.4103/sja.sja_944_23