Journal article
Embolic atrial myxoma causing aortic and carotid occlusion
Surgical neurology, v 71(2), pp 246-249
01 Feb 2009
PMID: 18295838
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Abstract
Cardiac myxomas are a rare but well-described cause of stroke that usually occur in young people. Cardiac myxoma can embolize to multiple sites throughout the body.
A 45-year-old woman presented acutely with altered mental status and signs of lower extremity vascular occlusion. Pathologic studies confirmed the diagnosis of cardiac myxoma.
This is the first case reported in the English literature of simultaneous aortic and internal carotid artery occlusion from embolism of an atrial myxoma without evidence of intracardiac tumor on transesophageal echocardiogram.
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- Title
- Embolic atrial myxoma causing aortic and carotid occlusion
- Creators
- Mandy J. Binning - University of UtahMark R. Sarfati - University of UtahWilliam T. Couldwell - University of Utah
- Publication Details
- Surgical neurology, v 71(2), pp 246-249
- Publisher
- Elsevier
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Neurology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000262895900019
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-58149485620
- Other Identifier
- 991021918004304721
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- Clinical Neurology
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