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A 75 year old patient was hospitalized because of acute dyspnea. For two weeks she suffered from a flu-like illness with low-grade fever, cough, and fatigue. On auscultation systolic and diastolic murmurs were found whose intensity changed depending on the position assumed by the patient. Transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography showed a tumor in the left atrium obstructing the left ventricular inflow tract. The tumor was removed surgically because of this obstruction and the imminent danger of embolism to the peripheral arteries. The diagnosis of an atrial myxoma was confirmed intraoperatively and by histology.
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PMID:[Acute dyspnea]. 896 31

A normal, uncomplicated pregnancy causes many physiologic cardiovascular changes and symptoms. For example, maternal blood volume, heart rate, and cardiac output increase, and fatigue, orthopnea, and presyncope often occur. In general, these findings are innocuous. Physicians need to recognize those that are not typically associated with pregnancy, such as diastolic murmurs, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and syncope. Diagnostic evaluation of pregnant women must be approached cautiously to avoid risk to the fetus. Methods using ionizing radiation should be avoided whenever possible. Hypertension, one of the most common complications of pregnancy, may be transient and benign, or it may be chronic or gestational. Early recognition and intervention are beneficial to both the mother and the child.
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PMID:Heart disease during pregnancy. Which cardiovascular changes are normal or transient? 979 64