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Left Atrial Giant Cell Myocarditis Presenting as a Tumor: First-in-Man Case Report

Abstract

Giant cell myocarditis is a rare and highly lethal disorder with resultant cardiac insufficiency. It necessitates aggressive immune suppression therapy, although the results are often fatal. When it affects only the atria, the characteristics of the disease changes completely. In this case report, we present atypical presentation of atrial giant cell myocarditis with mass lesion, which completely resolved after successful surgical resection without immuno suppression therapy.

Keywords:
Myocarditis; Heart Failure; Heart Neoplasms

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