Surgical excision and multidisciplinary management successfully treated a 50-year-old man presenting with a rare combination of ischemic strokes, critical limb ischemia, and infective endocarditis.
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This case highlights the importance of early echocardiographic evaluation for cardiac sources like atrial myxoma in patients presenting with multi-territory embolic events to enable prompt, life-saving multidisciplinary surgical management.
Left atrial myxomas are rare, benign cardiac tumors that are often asymptomatic but may present with systemic embolic events. We report the case of a middle-aged man who presented with acute ischemic stroke, which led to the diagnosis of a left atrial myxoma. Further evaluation revealed associated infective endocarditis and critical limb ischemia, secondary to systemic embolization. The patient underwent successful surgical excision of the tumor, with multidisciplinary management. This case highlights the importance of considering cardiac sources in embolic stroke of unclear origin and underscores the need for prompt diagnosis and coordinated care to prevent severe complications.
Touilite et al. (Fri,) conducted a case report in Cardiac myxoma with ischemic strokes, critical limb ischemia, and infective endocarditis (n=1). Surgical excision, embolectomy, and antibiotic therapy was evaluated on Clinical recovery and absence of recurrent embolic events. Surgical excision and multidisciplinary management successfully treated a 50-year-old man presenting with a rare combination of ischemic strokes, critical limb ischemia, and infective endocarditis.
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