Left atrial intramural haematoma: a fatal complication of cardiac amyloidosis-a case report.
Atrial fibrillation
Autopsy
Cardiac amyloidosis
Case report
Echocardiography
Hemorrhage
Journal
European heart journal. Case reports
ISSN: 2514-2119
Titre abrégé: Eur Heart J Case Rep
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101730741
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2023
Mar 2023
Historique:
received:
14
07
2022
revised:
02
11
2022
accepted:
28
02
2023
entrez:
27
3
2023
pubmed:
28
3
2023
medline:
28
3
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Spontaneous left atrial intramural hematoma (LAIH) is extremely rare and there are only two cases of spontaneous LAIH involving cardiac amyloidosis (CA) reported in literature. In both cases, LAIH rapidly compromised hemodynamic stability proving to be a rare yet fatal complication. An 83-year-old man presented with cardiogenic shock. Electrocardiogram showed complete atrioventricular block, and echocardiogram revealed severe hypokinesis and left ventricular hypertrophy. Coronary angiography revealed no significant coronary stenosis and tissue biopsy was taken from the left ventricle. The patient was intubated, placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with intra-aortic balloon pump and temporary pacemaker, and admitted to ICU. Day 6 of admission, he became hemodynamically unstable, and presented with atrial fibrillation. Transesophageal echocardiography showed a newly formed large mass in the left atrium. Day 11 of admission, the patient passed away. Autopsy revealed cardiac amyloidosis and showed the mass to be a left atrial intramural hematoma. Diffuse amyloid deposits were found in the myocardium as well as the blood vessel walls of the region surrounding the LAIH. LAIH is a rare yet fatal complication of CA. Autopsy revealed diffuse amyloid deposits within the left atrium may lead to left atrial fragility and contribute to development of LAIH. LAIH should be considered as an important differential diagnosis in the setting of a rapidly growing left atrial mass, and in hemodynamic instability in patients with CA.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
Spontaneous left atrial intramural hematoma (LAIH) is extremely rare and there are only two cases of spontaneous LAIH involving cardiac amyloidosis (CA) reported in literature. In both cases, LAIH rapidly compromised hemodynamic stability proving to be a rare yet fatal complication.
Case summary
UNASSIGNED
An 83-year-old man presented with cardiogenic shock. Electrocardiogram showed complete atrioventricular block, and echocardiogram revealed severe hypokinesis and left ventricular hypertrophy. Coronary angiography revealed no significant coronary stenosis and tissue biopsy was taken from the left ventricle. The patient was intubated, placed on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation with intra-aortic balloon pump and temporary pacemaker, and admitted to ICU. Day 6 of admission, he became hemodynamically unstable, and presented with atrial fibrillation. Transesophageal echocardiography showed a newly formed large mass in the left atrium. Day 11 of admission, the patient passed away. Autopsy revealed cardiac amyloidosis and showed the mass to be a left atrial intramural hematoma. Diffuse amyloid deposits were found in the myocardium as well as the blood vessel walls of the region surrounding the LAIH.
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
LAIH is a rare yet fatal complication of CA. Autopsy revealed diffuse amyloid deposits within the left atrium may lead to left atrial fragility and contribute to development of LAIH. LAIH should be considered as an important differential diagnosis in the setting of a rapidly growing left atrial mass, and in hemodynamic instability in patients with CA.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36969510
doi: 10.1093/ehjcr/ytad116
pii: ytad116
pmc: PMC10035636
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
ytad116Informations de copyright
© The Author(s) 2023. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of interest: None declared.
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