Stroke from A Large Left Atrial Myxoma
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چکیده
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.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Open Cardiovascular Medicine Journal
دوره 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008