Cardiac myxoma misdiagnosed as infective endocarditis: a case of Carney complex

Cardiac myxoma misdiagnosed as infective endocarditis: a case of Carney complex

Abstract Background Infective endocarditis and cardiac myxoma have common features including fever, systemic embolism and intra-cardiac masses. For this reason, these diseases are often misdiagnosed one for another despite proper imaging studies. Herein, we report a case of suspected infective endoc...

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Main Authors: Chang Hun Kim, Hyung Gon Je, Min Ho Ju, Chee-Hoon Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Myxoma
Infective endocarditis
Cerebral infarction
Cushing syndrome
Carney complex
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-020-01238-4

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