A Case of Infected Left Atrial Myxoma With Concomitant Mitral Valve Endocarditis
Korean Circulation Journal
; : 618-621, 2011.
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ABSTRACT
Myxoma is the most common primary tumor in the heart. Cardiac myxomas can present in various manners including embolization and fever, sometimes simulating endocarditis. However, they are rarely infected. We report here a case of an infected left atrial myxoma that seeded a normal mitral valve and atypically presented with multiple embolic events in the lower extremities along with multiple splenic and a cerebellar infarction.
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Main subject:
Seeds
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Lower Extremity
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Endocarditis
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Fever
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Heart
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Infarction
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Mitral Valve
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Myxoma
Language:
En
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2011
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Article