Stroke from A Large Left Atrial Myxoma
The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal
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16 December 2008 •
RESEARCH ARTICLE
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DOI: 10.2174/1874192400802010115
Abstract
A 36-year-old male involved in a car accident was found to have an embolic stroke due to a left atrial myxoma. Open heart surgery was delayed 4 weeks to decrease the risk of neurologic complications from the anticoagulation required for cardiopulmonary bypass. After resection of the myxoma, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography found severe mitral regurgitation, which was repaired.
Key Words: Myxoma, mitral valve disease, stroke, surgery..
