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Case Reports
. 2013 Feb;2(1):62-5.
doi: 10.5812/cardiovascmed.6557. Epub 2013 Feb 24.

Lutembacher's Syndrome Associated with Meningioma

Mohammadsaeid Ghiasi  1 , Alireza Jalali  2 , Hamidreza Taghipour  1 , Shiva Khaleghparast  2 , Hamid Mohamadpour  3 , Behshid Ghadrdoost  2
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Case Reports

Lutembacher's Syndrome Associated with Meningioma

Mohammadsaeid Ghiasi et al. Res Cardiovasc Med. 2013 Feb.

Abstract

A 49-year-old man with Lutembacher's syndrome associated with frontal meningioma referred to our hospital. He also suffered from exertional dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography demonstrated mitral valve area of 1.48 cm2, moderate mitral stenosis, and left atrial dimension (LAD) of 5.6 cm with no clot. TEE revealed severe mitral stenosis, mitral valve area of 1.05 cm2 with wilkins 8-10 score, ejection fraction of 50%, and enlarged left atrium (LAD = 5.8 cm) with no clot. Induction of anesthesia was commenced taking into account the patient's specific circumstances, which meant the risk of surgery was high. During surgery, the mitral valve was replaced and the atrial septal defect was repaired without a patch. This case underscores the significance of the adoption of an appropriate therapeutic strategy in the treatment of Lutembacher's syndrome with meningioma before meningioma surgery.

Keywords: Heart Septal Defects, Atrial; Meningioma; Mitral Valve Stenosis.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Chest x-ray shows pulmonary overflow, left atrial enlargement, and cardiomegaly.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Transesophageal echo before surgery
Figure 3.
Figure 3.. Brain magnetic resonance imaging shows frontal lobe meningioma
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