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

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 peripheral arteries. The patient had previousl...

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Main Authors: Britta Vogel, Dierk Thomas, Derliz Mereles, Wolfgang Rottbauer, Hugo A. Katus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/159024