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Left Atrial Myxoma presenting as Stroke-Case Report & Review of Literature [PDF]
The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum, 2011 Left Atrial Myxomas present as a wide variety of symptoms. We describe one such case which initially presented with hemiparesis and was diagnosed as cerebral infarction. On retrospective work up, the main cause was found to be a left atrial myxoma.
Mridu Paban Nath +2 more
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Left Atrial Myxoma Mimicking Mitral Stenosis
Clinical Medicine Insights: Case Reports, 2012 Cardiac myxoma is a benign (non-malignant) neoplasm that represents the most common primary tumour of the heart. We present the case of a 36 year old woman with background hypertension who presented with features of left ventricular failure and seizures,
Dike B Ojji +5 more
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Atypical presentation of left atrial myxoma: a case report [PDF]
Journal of the Pakistan Medical AssociationAtrial Myxoma is the most common primary benign tumour of the heart, commonly found in the left atrium. It typically presents in young females with characteristic features such as, constitutional symptoms, chest pain, and cardiac murmurs.
Mujtaba Azhar Siddiqui +4 more
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Images in Emergency Medicine: Left Atrial Myxoma [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2008 This visual diagnosis case summary presents the case of a 64 year old male who presented with right lower quadrant abdominal pain and who was subsequently found to have a very large left sided atrial myxoma.
Darracq, Michael A
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Intracardiac Extension of Lung Carcinoma Presenting as an Atrial Myxoma: A Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Left atrial (LA) mass is most commonly presumed to be a cardiac myxoma, as it is approximately 75% of primary cardiac tumors, with a strong predilection for the LA. In rare instances, primary lung carcinoma may extend to the LA, creating an intracardiac mass indistinguishable from a myxoma on initial echocardiographic assessment.
Mirdamadi A, Seifi S.
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Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Young Female Complicated by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Case Report. [PDF]
Clin Case RepABSTRACT Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a fulminant and rare variant of antiphospholipid syndrome characterized by rapidly progressive multiorgan thrombosis and a high mortality rate. Its diagnosis is often challenging due to overlapping clinical features with sepsis, thromboembolic disorders, and systemic autoimmune diseases.
Ahmed N +4 more
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A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by pancytopenia and pathological findings suggestive of pulmonary hypertension [PDF]
, 1974 A case of left atrial myxoma accompanied by peculiar symptoms is reported. A 15-year old boy had progressive congestive heart failure and three episodes of acute attacks of panctyopenia. The anemia was accompanied by helmet-shaped, broken red blood cells,
Ogawa, Katsuo +3 more
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Case Reports of Left Atrial Myxoma in Elderly and Children [PDF]
, 2021 Introduction: Cardiac myxoma is a rare heart disease. Cardiac myxoma can manifest in both intracardiac and extracardiac. This report describes the importance of a careful history taking, physical examination, echocardiography, and complete surgical ...
Manuputty, Ferel +4 more
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Radiation induced myxoma of superior vena cava origin presenting as a right atrial mass
Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2014 Myxomas are the most common benign cardiac tumors. Myxomas are more common in the left heart chamber than the right side chamber. An extracardiac origin presenting as a right atrial mass is very rare.
Feridoun Sabzi, Reza Faraji
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Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia, 2014 Mitral regurgitation is uncommon with left atrial myxoma. The echocardiographic assessment of presence of mitral regurgitation and its severity are impaired by the presence of left atrial myxoma.
Bhupesh Kumar +3 more
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