Population
1 77-year-old female with left atrial myxoma presenting with shortness of breath, palpitations, chest pain…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
a few weeks
Authors
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Death after declining surgery highlights risks of conservative therapy; this case report leaves open optimal management in frail elderly patients.
Left atrial myxoma can present unusually in elderly patients and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cardiogenic cerebral embolism.
Biswas et al. (2008) studied this question.
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