Anterior Mediastinal Mass Causing Intermittent Atrial Fibrillation
| Autor: | Garrett R Evans, Adam M Spanier, Hugh M Hiller |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Chest Pain
medicine.medical_specialty Thymoma 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Chest pain 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Internal medicine Atrial Fibrillation Palpitations Humans Medicine Endocrine system business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Atrial fibrillation Mediastinal mass General Medicine Emergency department medicine.disease Dyspnea 030228 respiratory system Concomitant Cardiology medicine.symptom business |
| Zdroj: | Military Medicine. 187:e1236-e1239 |
| ISSN: | 1930-613X 0026-4075 |
| Popis: | Mediastinal masses are a rare finding in the emergency department and typically present with vague chest complaints such as chest discomfort, chest pain, or dyspnea. Rarely do these tumors present with dysrhythmias, and when dysrhythmias are present, they typically arise secondary to endocrine or metabolic effects exerted by the tumor. Here we report a case of a patient who presented to the emergency department with atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, concomitant with a history of recurrent palpitations that were previously aborted with self-induced vagal maneuvers. Upon further investigation, the patient had an anterior mediastinal mass, diagnosed as a thymoma, suspected to be contributing to his presenting dysrhythmia through mass effect. |
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