A case report of atrial myxoma presenting with systemic embolization and myocardial infarction.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac myxomas are the most common benign primary tumour of the heart. Clinical presentation is variable and ranges from constitutional symptoms to clinical features due to intracardiac obstruction, such as mitral stenosis, coronary embolization, or systemic embolization. Surgical resection is the only effective treatment to prevent its debilitating and catastrophic complication.

Case summary

A 61-year-old woman presented with an-hour history of bilateral leg pain, numbness, lightheadedness, dyspnoea, and diaphoresis. Physical exam was remarkable for pale and cold lower extremities. Arterial pulse was not palpable in the right femoral, popliteal, and posterior tibial and dorsalis pedis arteries bilaterally. Electrocardiogram demonstrated normal sinus rhythm with

SUBMITTER: Latifi AN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6764541 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature