RECURRENT LEFT ATRIAL-MYXOMA IN A PATIENT WITH A TWIN FETUS PREGNANCY

We experienced a case of a recurrent left atrial myxoma in a pregnant woman with twin fetuses. Normal healthy twins weighing 1430 and 1190 g m were delivered by cesarean section performed under epidural anesthes ia at 32 weeks gestation. Neither cardiac failure nor embolisms were o bserved during pregnancy or delivery. The left atrial myxoma was remov ed surgically one week after delivery. The infants and mother remain i n good health. According to previous reports and our present observati ons, the decision for cardiac surgery during pregnancy should be based on the maternal and fetal status.