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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 +3 more
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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 +5 more
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, 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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BMC Neurology, 2019 Background Cardiac myxoma is the most common benign cardiac tumor. Brain metastases or multiple cerebral aneurysms are extremely rare, especially for the case of both complications.
Yan Wan +11 more
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Frontiers in Neurology, 2014 Background and Purpose: Cardiac myxoma is a rare etiology of stroke. Both cerebral microbleeds and cardiac myxoma may increase the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis. However, data is still limited.
Aurauma eChutinet +6 more
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Coil embolization of an enlarging fusiform myxomatous cerebral aneurysm
Radiology Case Reports, 2018 Myxomatous cerebral aneurysms are rare sequelae of cardiac atrial myxoma. These aneurysms are generally fusiform, multiple, and distal. Pathogenesis and evolution of these aneurysms is still debated. There are currently no guidelines on the management of
Frances Lazarow, MD +3 more
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A colossal atrial myxoma [PDF]
Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research, 2010 Atrial myxomas are the most common benign primary tumor of the heart. These cardiac growths can masquerade as mitral stenosis and infective endocarditis. A 35-year-old man presented with complaints of nonspecific symptoms. Echocardiogram revealed a large atrial myxoma occupying the left atrium. Excision revealed a 14 × 8 × 6 cm3 tumor attached to a 4 ×
Rohani, Atoosheh, Akbari, Vahid
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ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Right Atrial Myxoma
, 2023 Background Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor. Although benign, it can cause life-threatening complications due to embolization. Case Presentation We describe an ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) involving a giant right ...
Vondran, Maximilian +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 +3 more
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