摘要：This article describes a clinical case of a patient with left atrial myxoma combined with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. General practitioner considered symptoms of left ventricular insufficiency (shortness of breath, cough, palpitation, dizziness, blood spitting) as lung pathology. When paroxysms of atrial fibrillation became more frequent the patient was send to cardiologist. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed a tumor (55 × 52 mm) arising from the middle third of interatrial septum, floating and partially obstructing left atrioventricular orifice. Patient underwent Maze IV procedure combined with tumor resection. Histological study of the tumor showed typical for heart myxoma structure and cells. This case shows on-time diagnostics and successful surgical treatment of the patient with left atrial myxoma combined with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation.
