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Stroke from A Large Left Atrial Myxoma
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pp.115-117 (3) Authors: Hitoshi Hirose, Benjamin A. Youdelman, John W.C. Entwistle |
doi: 10.2174/1874192400802010115
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A 36-year-old male involved in a car accident was found to have an embolic stroke due to a left atrial myxoma. Open heart surgery was delayed 4 weeks to decrease the risk of neurologic complications from the anticoagulation required for cardiopulmonary bypass. After resection of the myxoma, intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography found severe mitral regurgitation, which was repaired. |
| Keywords:
Myxoma, mitral valve disease, stroke, surgery |
| Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Thomas Jefferson University, 1025 Walnut Street College Building Room 605 Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. |
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