An unusual case of mesenteric ischemia in a patient with cardiac myxoma
Symptoms related to peripheral embolism are experienced in 2%–15% of cases of cardiac myxoma. We present a rare case of a 54-year-old man admitted due to sudden abdominal pain. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). As the patient's response to...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255113001212 |