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Recurrent Left Atrial Myxoma in a Young Patient: A Rare Entity [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Recurrence of atrial myxoma arising from the site other than inter-atrial septum is quite rare, which is more common in familial than sporadic cases. We here in present a case of 15-year-old young female who presented with recurrence of left atrial (LA)
Jignesh Kothari, Ketav Lakhia, Parth Solanki, Jigar Panchal, Pratik Shah   +4 more
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A sudden onset of parossistic atrial fibrillation [PDF]

, 2015
A 67 years old woman with a medical history notable for arterial hypertension presented with sudden onset of parossistic atrial fibrillation and shortness of breath. On examination, she appeared in good health condition.
Bizzarri, Federico, Congiu, Alessandro Chiusaroli1Stefano, Salvatore, Sergio De, Segreto, Antonio   +3 more
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Asymptomatic Left Atrial Myxoma

Journal of Cardiovascular Echography, 2022
Primary tumors of the heart are extremely rare. The most common is the left atrial myxoma. This article presents a case of large asymptomatic left atrial myxoma in an 80-year-old woman. The patient was admitted to the hospital emergency department after a traffic accident. After a performed trauma scan and an echocardiographic
Tetera, Weronika, Wilk, Aleksandra, Król, Wojciech, Braksator, Wojciech   +3 more
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Anesthesia management of atrial myxoma resection with multiple cerebral aneurysms: a case report and review of the literature

BMC Anesthesiology, 2020
Background Embolic stroke is a common complication of atrial myxoma, whereas multiple cerebral aneurysms associated with atrial myxoma is rare. The pathogenesis of the cerebral vascular disease related to an atrial myxoma is still not well known, and ...
Ran Zhang, Zhiyu Tang, Qing Qiao, Feroze Mahmood, Yi Feng   +4 more
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Diagnosis and results of treatment of heart myxoma [PDF]

, 2011
Background/Aim. Myxoma is the most common benign primary cardiac neoplasm, and usually originates from the left atrial septum. Early diagnosis of cardiac myxomas depends on a high index of a clinical suspicion. Surgical management must be done as soon
Gligić Branko, Ilić Radoje, Kanjuh Vladimir, Matunović Radomir, Obradović Slobodan, Prcović Biljana, Rafajlovski Sašo, Ristić Anđelka, Tatić Vujadin   +8 more
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Infected atrial myxoma [PDF]

Postgraduate Medical Journal, 1989
Summary A patient is reported in whom a left atrial myxoma was found to be infected with Staphylococcus aureus. The clinical presentation, diagnosis and treatment are described and discussed.
W H, Chow, L, Chow, K L, Cheung, J, Lee, A, Khin   +4 more
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Rare Presentation of Postpericardiotomy Syndrome After Left Atrial Myxoma Removal

Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports, 2023
Postpericardiotomy syndrome (PPS) is a known complication of cardiac valve surgery, but it has not been commonly reported as a postoperative complication of cardiac myxoma removal. A 78-year-old female with hypertension and atrial fibrillation presenting
Jessy Feng BA, Nina Shyama Appareddy MD, Yaman Gibran MD, Aryana Garza BS, Jacqueline Luevano MD, Gustavo Garcia MD   +5 more
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Cardiac tumours in children [PDF]

, 2007
Cardiac tumours are benign or malignant neoplasms arising primarily in the inner lining, muscle layer, or the surrounding pericardium of the heart. They can be primary or metastatic.
Orhan Uzun, Dirk G Wilson, Gordon M Vujanic, Jonathan M Parsons, Joseph V De Giovanni, HA McAllister Jr, AS Nadas, DG Holley, KY Lam, BH Bulkley, HS Chan, M Beghetti, AM Groves, A Simcha, A Nir, DW Webb, CO Harding, GH Watson, ES Roach, C Mas, FJ O'Callaghan, JJ Fenoglio, VP Krymskaya, D Satge, JF Smythe, O Uzun, D Paladini, G Bosi, A Corno, MD Black, H Isaacs Jr, AE Becker, J Marin-Garcia, J Soler-Soler, AP Burke, AS Geha, SZ Ali, DC Fyler, H Isaacs Jr, H Isaacs Jr, AE Becker, O Uzun, D Carter, A Benatar, TJ Takach, K Reynen, JA Carney, AI Obeid, MV Cohen, J Berning, FW Sellke, SS Kabbani, A Lijoi, A Burke, JJ Tseng, AM Cartagena, M Ilbawi, T Baillie, LM Bird, KE Bove, AB Gelb, DL Kearney, BB Keller, V Malhotra, RA Franciosi, MM Silver, GR Marx, MC Murphy, JF Val-Bernal, K Ashar, WC Roberts, MA Herrmann, KH Lazarus, LM Shapiro, WC Roberts, AO Holladay, DJ Aravot, V Jeevanandam, KP Abraham, P Gibbs, DL Thurber, JR Dein, AJ Larrieu   +82 more
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Diagnosing the culprit behind a subtle case of concomitant right atrial myxoma and atrial fibrillation: A case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Myxomas are rare tumors arising from the uncontrolled proliferation of mesenchymal cells. Among cardiac conditions, cardiac myxomas account for less than 0.1% of cases, with the majority found in the left atrium and only 8% in the right atrium.
Muhammad Ahmad Qureshi, MD, Rana Uzair Ahmad, MBBS, Muhammad Fawad Ashraf, MBBS, Safi ur Rehman Daim, MBBS, Haseeb Khan Tareen, MD, Hamza Abdul Fattah, MD   +5 more
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A case report of left atrial myxoma presenting as embolic stroke

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message Embolic stroke may rarely be the first presenting symptom of atrial myxoma. Multiple infarcts should be evaluated for embolic causes. Correct etiological diagnosis in cardio‐embolic stroke guides proper management strategy.
Prachi Sharma, Yusuf A. Kumble, Abhigan Babu Shrestha, Vikash Jaiswal   +3 more
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