Stroke from a large left atrial myxoma.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2008
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.
Recommended Citation
Hirose, MD, Hitoshi; Youdelman, MD, Benjamin A.; and Entwistle, MD, John W.C., "Stroke from a large left atrial myxoma." (2008). Department of Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 16.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/surgeryfp/16
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Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It was published in Open Access journal The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal Volume 2 ISSN: 1874-1924, pp.115-117 The published version is available at . doi: 10.2174/1874192400802010115.Copyright © Bentham Open.