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Diagnostic procedure assesses a 68-year-old man presenting with syncope, hemiparesis, and multiple arterial occlusions.
Case Report (n=1)
A clinical case report describing a patient with catastrophic multi-organ infarction and a left atrial mass.
May prompt invasive diagnostics in multifocal emboli; leaves open generalizability beyond this single case.
A 68-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a syncopal episode, followed by hemiparesis and altered mental status. An electrocardiogram revealed ST-segment elevations in the anterolateral leads, and MRI of the brain revealed infarcts involving all vascular distributions. Transthoracic echocardiography showed hypokinesis of the left ventricle and a mobile echodensity in the left atrium. Angiography revealed occlusion of the left anterior descending coronary artery, both renal arteries, and the superior mesenteric artery. A diagnostic procedure was performed.
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Januzzi et al. (2007) conducted a case report in Multiple arterial occlusions and brain infarcts (n=1). Diagnostic procedure was evaluated. A diagnostic procedure was performed on a 68-year-old man presenting with syncope, hemiparesis, altered mental status, and multiple arterial occlusions.
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