Incidental Finding of an Exceptionally Large Left Atrial Myxoma Presenting as an Acute Cardioembolic Stroke

Left atrial myxomas are rare tumors that arise in the left atrium of the heart. As they become larger, they tend to grow into the atrial lumen and disrupt cardiac hemodynamics. Commonly reported symptoms include dyspnea, orthopnea, cough, peripheral edema, and fatigue. On physical examination, a cha...

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Autores principales: Bedoya, Rebecca A, Smith, Trevor, Ma, Hoan, Goodner, Amy, Sreedhar, Jason
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8523365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34692285
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18056

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8523365/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34692285
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18056

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