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Chandrasekaran Ananthanarayanan1, Sabarinath Menon2, Baiju Dharan2
1Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, U.N. Mehta Institute of Cardiology and Research Center (Affiliated to B. J. Medical College), Asarwa, Ahmedabad, Gujarat 380016 India.
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A rare left atrial myxoma caused a stroke in a 3-year-old child. Successful cardiac surgery treated the acute cardio-embolic stroke, highlighting a rare pediatric case.
Area of Science:
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Pediatric Neurology
Background:
- Myxomas are the most common primary intra-cardiac tumors in adults.
- Cardiac myxomas in preschoolers are exceptionally rare.
- Acute stroke in children presents unique diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Abstract:
Myxomas are the most common primary intra-cardiac tumors in adults. Myxoma occurring in a preschooler is very rare, and cardiac surgery in acute stroke is a challenging decision. We present a rare case of acute cardio-embolic stroke in a 3-year-old child due to left atrial myxoma which was successfully treated.
