I went into atrial fibrillation that lasted for a week. Yes, use my question on the journal. Thanks, J.T. reply Cardiac tumors are rare, and of these atrial myxomas are the most common. Most of the patients with this condition are over 50 years of age and are women. Atrial myxomas are most often found on the left side of the heart and are attached to the septum that divides the atria.
Atrial myxomas vary in size and can grow to several centimeters in diameter.
See the case report of a 47 year old computer technician with a one year history of painful skin lesions on his palms and soles. Each episode lasted 1-2 weeks. The patient had embolic events which included episodes to both feet and to the right arm. The patient had shortness of breath bending forward or sitting up, which resolved when lying back. Some of these symptoms are not unexpected as the myxoma is a soft mass that is mobile and which can block the mitral valve or release release emboli into the blood stream.