Atrial myxoma presenting as a non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction

Cardiac myxomas are the most common benign tumors of the heart. We describe the rare phenomenon of myxomatous embolization, resulting in a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated successfully with surgical excision. The routine early use of both transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiogra...

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Autores principales: Lalla, Sasha, Kawall, Jessica, Seecheran, Rajeev, Ramadhin, Divya, Seecheran, Valmiki, Persad, Sangeeta, Seecheran, Naveen Anand
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove 2019
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6590630/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31354366
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IMCRJ.S207448
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Sumario:Cardiac myxomas are the most common benign tumors of the heart. We describe the rare phenomenon of myxomatous embolization, resulting in a non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated successfully with surgical excision. The routine early use of both transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography is pivotal in selecting an optimal management strategy for these patients.

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