An unusual case of mesenteric ischemia in a patient with cardiac myxoma

Symptoms related to peripheral embolism are experienced in 2%–15% of cases of cardiac myxoma. We present a rare case of a 54-year-old man admitted due to sudden abdominal pain. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed occlusion of the superior mesenteric artery (SMA). As the patient's response to...

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Main Authors: Gabriel Pérez Baztarrica, Norberto Bornancini, Flavio Salvaggio, Rafael Porcile
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-07-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0870255113001212