Key result
Left atrial myxoma rarely presents as an acute embolic stroke in previously undiagnosed patients.
Why the study?
Previously undiagnosed left atrial myxoma presenting as stroke is extremely rare.
Left atrial myxoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute embolic stroke, even though it is a rare presentation.
Alerts clinicians to rare myxoma-related emboli; extends case-based evidence without supporting practice changes.
Atrial myxoma is a benign cardiac tumor found most commonly in the left atrium. They mostly present with dyspnea, fatigue or palpitations. Previously undiagnosed left atrial myxoma presenting as stroke is extremely rare. Authors describe the case of a middle aged man with LA myxoma presenting with acute embolic stroke.
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Sharma et al. (2022) studied this question. Left atrial myxoma can rarely present as an acute embolic stroke in previously undiagnosed patients.
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