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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
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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
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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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A case report of left atrial myxoma presenting as embolic stroke
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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Features of clinical course, diagnostics and surgical treatment of a giant left atrial myxoma with subsequent mitral valve insufficiency [PDF]
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
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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
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Atrial myxoma presenting with orthostatic hypotension in an 84-year-old Hispanic man: a case report
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
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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
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Primary Cardiac Lymphoma: A Diagnostically Challenging Case Report
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
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Two interesting cases of left atrial myxoma
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
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