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An exceptionally giant left atrial myxoma: a case report and literature review
European Heart Journal: Case Reports, 2020 Background Cardiac myxomas are considered the most common benign heart tumours. The clinical manifestations mainly depend on the size of the tumour.
Bassil Al-Zamkan +3 more
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QJM, 2016 An 81-year-old independently functional woman with a history of congestive heart failure presented with acute shortness of breath. The day prior to the presentation she complained of mild shortness of breath while having dinner but went to sleep and woke up early morning with difficulty in breathing and chest discomfort.
Jacob Shani +3 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,
Kawanishi, Koichi +3 more
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Neuropathology (Kyoto. 1993), 2020 Systemic embolization has been reported in up to 40% of patients with left atrial myxoma, half of them with cerebral involvement. However, development of intracerebral embolization associated with parenchymal seeding of the myxoma emboli is an extremely ...
Cristian Aguilar +5 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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Cerebrovascular Accident Caused by Embolic Atrial Myxoma [PDF]
, 2013 Background: Atrial myxomas, the most common type of cardiac tumors, can cause life-threatening complications. As most cardiac myxomas are surgically curable, early diagnosis is crucial. Cardiac tumors can present with cardiac and embolic manifestations,
Garrett, MD, Andrew, Han, MD, Eugene
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Surgical treatment of a giant right atrial myxoma
Surgery Case Reports, 2020 Background Right atrial myxoma is a rare anomaly. When present, it can rarely cause blood flow obstruction in the right cardiac chamber depending on its size and location.
Ryosuke Numaguchi +3 more
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BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020 Background A cardiac myxoma in a young person may pose a diagnostic challenge as symptoms may be variable and the differential diagnosis is wide. The differential diagnosis can include rheumatic mitral valve disease, pulmonary hypertension, endocarditis,
Jake Cho +3 more
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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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Atrial Myxoma – An unusual cause of ischemic stroke in young
Autopsy and Case Reports, 2020 Atrial myxomas are rare primary cardiac tumours with neurological manifestations being reported in 30% of cases. Though a rare cause of ischemic stroke in young patients, considering it as a possibility in absence of any obvious risk factors can help ...
R. Sohal +3 more
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