Catastrophic Systemic Embolization from a Left Atrial Myxoma | Zendy

Benjamin Mackie | Zendy; Farheen Shirazi | Zendy; Matthew J. Swadley | Zendy; Bryan Williams | Zendy; Gautam Kumar | Zendy; S. Tanveer Rab | Zendy

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Catastrophic Systemic Embolization from a Left Atrial Myxoma

Author(s) -

Benjamin Mackie,

Farheen Shirazi,

Matthew J. Swadley,

Bryan Williams,

Gautam Kumar,

S. Tanveer Rab

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

texas heart institute journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373

H-Index - 53

eISSN - 1526-6702

pISSN - 0730-2347

DOI - 10.14503/thij-12-2964

Subject(s) - medicine , intracardiac injection , embolization , left atrial myxoma , presentation (obstetrics) , atrial myxoma , myxoma , cardiology , multiorgan failure , radiology , surgery , left atrium , atrial fibrillation

We report the fatal course of a left atrial myxoma: its systemic embolization to the coronary, cerebral, renal, and peripheral vascular beds in a 39-year-old woman resulted in rapid clinical deterioration, multiorgan failure, and death. Among reported cases of left atrial myxoma, this degree of embolic burden is exceedingly rare. In addition to reporting the patient's case, we discuss the presentation and diagnosis of possible intracardiac sources of systemic emboli.

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