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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance for the Evaluation of Suspected Cardiac Thrombus: Conventional and Emerging Techniques
Published on: June 11, 2019
[Ischemic stroke secondary to left atrial myxoma]
J Nevado Portero1, J A Sánchez, J G Pareja
1Servicios de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla. jaimenevado@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We present the case of a 43-year-old-woman with history of ictal episodes who was admitted to the hospital after suffering a stroke affecting the left middle cerebral artery territory. After initial evaluation, an echocardiography identified a left atrial myxoma as aetiology of the stroke. In view of the surgical need, we asked for a cardiac magnetic resonance in order to obtain further anatomical information about the atrial mass. In the present article we review the neurological manifestations of the cardiac myxoma, considering the ischemic cerebrovascular disease as the most frequent presentation, just as this case illustrates.
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