An unusual presentation of atrial myxoma in an elderly patient: a case report
| Autor: | Ashish K Thakur, Anneka Biswas |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Předmět: |
Medicine(all)
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Atrial myxoma Case Report General Medicine medicine.disease Intracardiac injection Non specific Embolism cardiovascular system Medicine In patient cardiovascular diseases Left Atrial Myxoma Presentation (obstetrics) business Elderly patient |
| Zdroj: | Cases Journal |
| ISSN: | 1757-1626 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/1757-1626-1-384 |
| Popis: | Left atrial myxoma is the most common intracardiac tumour. It could be seen in patients between 3–83 years of age, with the majority presenting in fifth decade of life as sporadic cases (90%) and second decade as familial cases (10%) [1]. It is an important source of central nervous system embolism [2]. Elderly patients often present with non specific symptoms that are often overlooked in the absence of a supporting cardiac history which makes an early diagnosis challenging. This case report discusses an unusual presentation of left atrial myxoma in an elderly patient. |
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