Multiregional embolizations and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy associated with left atrial myxoma.
نویسندگان
چکیده
Cardiac myxoma represents the most common primary cardiac neoplasm, accounting for nearly 75% of benign cardiac tumor. Tumor embolisms occur in 30% to 40% of patients with myxoma, and half of these are cerebral arteries. To our knowledge, this is the first published report of multiregional tumor embolizations except for cerebral artery and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy in patients with left atrial myxoma.
منابع مشابه
Three dimensional echocardiography of tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy with atrial myxoma.
DESCRIPTION A 63-year-old woman without any significant medical history presented with acute thoracic pain and dyspnoea after alcohol abuse and an argument with her husband. Her initial electrocardiography showed giant negative T waves in all precordial leads. Troponin T, creatine kinase and creatine kinase MB concentrations were only slightly increased. Two dimensional transthoracic echocardio...
متن کاملCombined apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left atrial myxoma.
A patient had apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and left atrial myxoma. We believe that this is the first description of such a combination.
متن کاملTwo-dimensional myocardial deformation in coronary vasospasm-related Takotsubo cardiomyopathy
RATIONALE Although transient reduction in the left ventricular ejection fraction is characteristic of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, little is known about the time-course changes of myocardial deformation in coronary vasospasm-related Takotsubo cardiomyopathy. PATIENT CONCERNS We retrospectively analyzed the time-course changes in left ventricle, right ventricle, and left atrium strain values in a...
متن کاملLeft Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Tumor in a Child
Atrial myxomas are uncommon in the pediatric population but are very important due to pursuant atrioventricular valve obstruction and systemic embolic events. Concerning multiple symptoms ranging from congestive heart failure to neurological deficits, the diagnosis of this disease is complicated. This paper reports a case of left atrium myxoma in a child treated with a surgical excision o...
متن کاملCentral nervous embolism as an usual presentation of left atrial myxoma.
Sir, Cardiogenic embolism accounts for about 15% of all ischemic brain infarcts, and most often it is related to atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, or cardiomyopathy. In patients with acute ischemic stroke and concomitant atrial arrhythmias, the arrhythmia is often incriminated as the sole cause of these embolic episodes. However, these arrhythmias may be associated with structural he...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
برای دانلود متن کامل این مقاله و بیش از 32 میلیون مقاله دیگر ابتدا ثبت نام کنید
ثبت ناماگر عضو سایت هستید لطفا وارد حساب کاربری خود شوید
ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia
دوره 18 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2012