Case Report
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World J Cardiol. Jun 26, 2020; 12(6): 285-290
Published online Jun 26, 2020. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v12.i6.285
Tale of fat and fib — cardiac lipoma managed with radiofrequency ablation: A case report
Swarna Sri Nalluru, Srinivas Nadadur, Nitin Trivedi, Sunita Trivedi, Sanjeev Goyal
Swarna Sri Nalluru, Srinivas Nadadur, Nitin Trivedi, Sunita Trivedi, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA 01604, United States
Sanjeev Goyal, Department of Cardiology, Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA 01604, United States
Author contributions: Nalluru SS, Nadadur S, Trivedi N, Trivedi S and Goyal S reviewed of literature, drafted the text.
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Corresponding author: Swarna Sri Nalluru, MD, Academic Fellow, Doctor, Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Vincent Hospital, 123 Summer Street, Worcester, MA 01604, United States. swarna.nalluru@stvincenthospital.com
Received: January 3, 2020
Peer-review started: January 3, 2020
First decision: January 15, 2020
Revised: May 12, 2020
Accepted: May 14, 2020
Article in press: May 14, 2020
Published online: June 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Cardiac lipoma and lipomatous hypertrophy of interatrial septum are rare causes of atrial arrythmias. The clinical presentation for cardiac lipomas usually varies from absence of symptoms to dyspnea, palpitations, dizziness, decreased exercise tolerance, thromboembolism, and sudden death. Surgery is usually warranted in symptomatic individuals. We describe a very first co-existing case of unresectable cardiac lipoma and lipomatous hypertrophy of interatrial septum presenting with atrial fibrillation and managed with cardiac radiofrequency ablation.