Key result
Surgical resection of a large LV myxoma yields complete neurological recovery after acute stroke.
Population
35-year-old Asian male presenting with an acute cerebrovascular stroke and a large left ventricular myxoma
Design
Case_report
Follow-up
3 weeks
Authors
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Supports urgent resection consideration in embolic LV myxoma; extends sparse case reports but leaves open prospective outcome data.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights a rare presentation of a left ventricular myxoma causing acute stroke, which was successfully treated with surgical resection resulting in complete neurological recovery.
Mahmoud‐Elsayed et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Left ventricular myxoma presenting with cerebrovascular stroke (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Neurological status improvement. Surgical resection of a large left ventricular myxoma in a 35-year-old male presenting with acute stroke resulted in complete neurological recovery at three weeks.
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