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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, Bhupinder Singh, Anulekha Chakrabarty   +2 more
doaj  

A giant left atrial myxoma causing left-sided heart failure

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2022
This report presents a case study on giant left atrial myxoma. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a giant mass in the left atrium of a 53-year-old female patient causing functional mitral stenosis.
Akiko Baba, Yoichi Hisata, Tomohiro Odate, Takafumi Yamada   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Navigating Diagnostic Dilemmas in Cardiology: A Rare Case Report of Tuberculosis Presenting as a Cardiac Abscess

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Cardiac tuberculosis (TB) is a rare but important extrapulmonary form of TB that often presents diagnostic challenges due to nonspecific symptoms and its ability to mimic other cardiac conditions. We report the case of a 45‐year‐old woman with end‐stage renal disease secondary to granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) who presented with fever ...
Fariba Bayat, Sepideh Jame Bozorgi, Mohammad Khani, Mehrdad Jafari Fesharaki, Abdoulhamid Bagheri, Elham Farahani   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Systemic Embolization and Myocardial Infarction due to Clinically Unrecognized Left Atrial Myxoma

Case Reports in Medicine, 2011
Myxomas are the most common primary tumors of the heart. We report an extraordinary severe case of left atrial myxoma, presenting with stroke, myocardial infarction, and multiple arterial embolism including aorta, splenic and renal arteries, and several ...
Britta Vogel, Dierk Thomas, Derliz Mereles, Wolfgang Rottbauer, Hugo A. Katus   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Arrhythmogenic Right Ventricular Cardiomyopathy and Cor Triatriatum Dexter: An Unreported Association

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT We present a 74‐year‐old patient with a previous diagnosis of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy manifesting as heart failure where a concomitant cor triatriatum dexter has accidentally been diagnosed by echocardiography. The association between arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy and cor triatriatum dexter has not ...
Erica Franco, Chiara Rovera, Claudio Moretti, Pier Paolo Bassareo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Left atrial fungal mass masquerading as myxoma: the importance of histopathological confirmation: a case report

The Egyptian Heart Journal
Background Infective endocarditis (IE) remains a serious and potentially life-threatening condition. Fungal infective endocarditis is a rare form of endocarditis that occur in immunodeficient patients.
MOHAMED MOUNIR NESNASSI, Asmae Benssied, Inasse Bargach, Siham Hallab, Safae Hilal, Ibtissam Fellat, Mohamed Cherti   +6 more
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Pericardial Hydatid Cyst in a Patient With Multisensory Impairments: Case Report and Review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
Schematic representation of a pericardial hydatid cyst caused by Echinococcus granulosus. The illustration depicts the patient's neurological comorbidities, characteristic multiloculated pericardial cystic lesion on CT imaging, surgical excision under cardiopulmonary bypass, and the zoonotic transmission cycle involving livestock in endemic regions ...
Mohanad Jaber, Nasim Abukaresh, Abedelazeez Mazen Atawneh, Husein Sarahneh, Haya Taha, Haneen Awad, Hossam Salameh   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Staphylococcus lugdunensis‐Infected Left Atrial Myxoma Complicated by Mitral Valve Endocarditis and Septic Emboli: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 10, October 2025.
ABSTRACT Cardiac myxomas are benign tumors; however, infected myxomas represent a rare clinical presentation. Infected myxomas can cause concomitant infective valve endocarditis, which may lead to complications such as persistent bacteremia, valvular insufficiency/stenosis, and embolic phenomena if not treated promptly.
Karuna Rayamajhi, Fnu Parul, Zan Siddiqi, Majid Yavari, Michael J. Kehdi, Subhashis Mitra   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Neurological manifestations of atrial myxoma: A retrospective analysis.

Oncology Letters, 2018
Atrial myxoma is the most common type of primary cardiac tumor and it is closely associated with stroke in adults. Early diagnosis and treatment of atrial myxomas is essential for the prevention of embolic events.
Xueyan Wen, Yong-Min Chen, Li-Li Yu, Shu-rong Wang, Hong Zheng, Zhibin Chen, Lin Ma, Xiaoping Liao, Qifu Li   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Young Man With Primary Pulmonary Myxoma

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 13, Issue 9, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Primary pulmonary myxoma is a rare tumor and is usually diagnosed incidentally in clinically asymptomatic patients as a well‐defined lung mass without metastasizing. It should also be considered that diagnostic methods such as bronchoscopy or transthoracic aspiration may be nondiagnostic.
Masoud Aliyali, Parnaz Rajabi, Gholamali Godazandeh, Siavash Abedi, Anahita Nosrati   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source