Acta Cardiologica, 2010-02, Vol.65 (1), p.101-103
2010
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- Stroke and recurrent peripheral embolism in left atrial myxoma
- Ist Teil von
- Acta Cardiologica, 2010-02, Vol.65 (1), p.101-103
- Ort / Verlag
- England: Taylor & Francis
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2010
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Primary cardiac tumours are uncommon, with an estimated incidence between 0.0017% and 0.19%. Cardiac myxoma is a rare cause of cerebrovascular disease, especially in children. This case report emphasizes the importance of cardiac evaluation, especially echocardiographic examination in cases with stroke and peripheral embolism.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 0001-5385eISSN: 1784-973X, 0001-5385DOI: 10.2143/AC.65.1.2045899Titel-ID: cdi_pubmed_primary_20306900
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Adolescent, Atrial myxoma, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Cerebral Infarction - diagnosis, Cerebral Infarction - etiology, Diagnosis, Differential, Echocardiography, Electrocardiography, Embolism - diagnosis, Embolism - etiology, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Atria, Heart Neoplasms - complications, Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis, Heart Neoplasms - surgery, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Myxoma - complications, Myxoma - diagnosis, Myxoma - surgery, Neoplastic Cells, Circulating, peripheral embolism, Recurrence, stroke