Left Atrial Myxoma presenting as Stroke-Case Report & Review of Literature
Left Atrial Myxomas present as a wide variety of symptoms. We describe one such case which initially presented with hemiparesis and was diagnosed as cerebral infarction. On retrospective work up, the main cause was found to be a left atrial myxoma. The myxoma has embolised to give rise to cerebral i...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2011-04-01
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| Series: | The Indian Anaesthetists' Forum |
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| Online Access: | http://www.theiaforum.org/Article_Folder/Left-Atrial-Myxoma-Stroke.pdf |
| Summary: | Left Atrial Myxomas present as a wide variety of symptoms. We describe one such case which initially presented with hemiparesis and was diagnosed as cerebral infarction. On retrospective work up, the main cause was found to be a left atrial myxoma. The myxoma has embolised to give rise to cerebral infarction. The LA myxoma was then successfully operated under general anaesthesia and Cardiopulmonary bypass. |
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| ISSN: | 0973-0311 |