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Cardiac myxoma and ischemic stroke
We report a case of intra-arterial tirofiban administration in a patient with acute ischemic stroke due to left atrial myxoma. Our purpose is to increase awareness at evaluation of secondary causes of ischemic stroke and provide a treatment option.Cardiac myxoma, which is most commonly found in the left atrium, is a rare etiology of cardioembolic stroke.1 The diagnosis of cardiac myxoma is seldom found at the onset of cerebral embolism when considering emergency endovascular treatment. We present a case of a 52-year-old Chinese male who had an ischemic stroke caused by left atrial myxoma, followed by an obvious recovery af...
Source: QJM - March 6, 2020 Category: Internal Medicine Source Type: research