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Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome in a Young Female Complicated by Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT 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.
Nazmin Ahmed   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Emergency Excision of Cardiac Myxoma and Endovascular Coiling of Intracranial Aneurysm after Cerebral Infarction

open access: yesCase Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2013
Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary tumor of the heart, located mainly in the left atrium. Cerebral embolization or intracranial aneurysm formation as a consequence of left atrial myxomas has been well documented, whereas myxoma embolization ...
Youssef Al-Said   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intracerebral hemorrhage after intravenous thrombolysis in patients with cerebral microbleeds and cardiac myxoma

open access: yesFrontiers 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
doaj   +1 more source

A case report of left atrial myxoma presenting as embolic stroke

open access: yesClinical 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
doaj   +1 more source

Features of clinical course, diagnostics and surgical treatment of a giant left atrial myxoma with subsequent mitral valve insufficiency [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Concurrent valvular pathology is a complication of cardiac myxoma leading to hemodynamic disturbances and difficulties in differential diagnostics. Treatment of concurrent valvular pathology should be referred to the concept of hemodynamic radicality of ...
M.O. Tregubova   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Recurrent Acute Limb Ischaemia due to Malignant Thromboembolism Involving Bilateral Lower Limbs Simultaneously

open access: yesCancer Reports, Volume 9, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Background Acute Limb Ischaemia (ALI) is a limb and life‐threatening condition that is often associated with cardiovascular disease, atrial fibrillation (AF), diabetes and smoking. It is less commonly associated with active malignancy. There is growing evidence regarding this association.
Amos Au, Audrey Choy, Ming Yii
wiley   +1 more source

Atrial myxoma presenting with orthostatic hypotension in an 84-year-old Hispanic man: a case report

open access: yesJournal of Medical Case Reports, 2009
Introduction Left atrial myxomas remain the most common benign primary cardiac tumors, and these cardiac growths can masquerade as mitral stenosis, infective endocarditis and collagen vascular disease.
Halstead Michael   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The great simulator [PDF]

open access: yes, 1993
Cardiac myxoma often simulates multisystem disease and initially defies diagnosis. In this paper, we present three cases of cardiac myxoma in adults.
Mallia, Carmel   +2 more
core  

Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: A Diagnostically Challenging Case Report

open access: yesClinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT This case highlights the diagnostic difficulties of PCL, including non‐specific symptoms, imaging mimics, and the critical role of histopathological confirmation despite technical and clinical challenges. Early multidisciplinary evaluation is essential to improve outcomes in this aggressive disease.
Yucheng Huang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two interesting cases of left atrial myxoma

open access: yes, 1970
Atrial myxoma is the most common type of benign primary heart tumours. Most of these tumours are sporadic in origin occurring at 3rd to 6th decade of life, while hereditary forms do exist. They are mostly found in the left atrium followed by right atrium
S Neupane, VM Alurkar
core   +1 more source

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