Why the study?
Atrial myxoma can mimic systemic and cardiac symptoms and may be missed, with acute stroke presenting as a rare first and only manifestation.
Population
A 55-year-old female presenting with an acute embolic stroke caused by an atrial myxoma
Design
Case report
Follow-up
2-month
Authors
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Supports myxoma evaluation in cardioembolic stroke; leaves open generalizability beyond single cases.
Surgical excision of a large left atrial myxoma presenting as an acute embolic stroke resulted in complete neurological recovery, highlighting the importance of considering cardiac tumors in the differential for cardioembolic stroke.
Kalra et al. (2019) studied this question.
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