Left atrial myxoma and acute myocardial infarction. A dangerous duo in the thrombolytic agent era.
case_report · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 8635340.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Systemic embolization is a common complication of left atrial myxoma; however, coronary embolism leading to acute myocardial infarction is rare. The use of echocardiography has increased the detection of intracardiac tumors when signs and symptoms are not evident. Echocardiography is the diagnostic procedure of choice in the initial evaluation of patients with suspected left atrial myxoma.
Medical subject headings
- Heart Neoplasms
- Myocardial Infarction
- Myxoma
- Thrombolytic Therapy