Key result
A left atrial myxoma manifested as a retinal artery occlusion in a 43-year-old woman, demonstrating that detailed medical history and echocardiography should be used to exclude heart diseases in such patients.
Population
A 43-year-old woman with sudden vision loss in her left eye for 20 days after a single sudden syncope…
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Retinal artery occlusion may signal cardiac sources; leaves open whether routine echocardiography improves outcomes in young patients.
Case Report (n=1)
No
Retinal artery occlusion can be a rare embolic manifestation of left atrial myxoma, highlighting the importance of detailed medical history and echocardiography to exclude cardiac sources in these patients.
Yu et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Retinal artery occlusion and left atrial myxoma (n=1). Left atrial myxoma was evaluated on Clinical outcome following surgical excision of myxoma. A left atrial myxoma manifested as a retinal artery occlusion in a 43-year-old woman, demonstrating that detailed medical history and echocardiography should be used to exclude heart diseases in such patients.
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