Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Nonatherosclerotic Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial infarction from coronary artery embolism is a very rare but potentially lethal sequel of left atrial myxoma. Most atrial myxomas causing myocardial infarction are diagnosed retrospectively after a 2D echocardiogram is performed for assessment of myocardial function after a myocardial infa...
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| description | Myocardial infarction from coronary artery embolism is a very rare but potentially lethal sequel of left atrial myxoma. Most atrial myxomas causing myocardial infarction are diagnosed retrospectively after a 2D echocardiogram is performed for assessment of myocardial function after a myocardial infarction. We present a relatively healthy 53-year-old male with anterolateral wall myocardial infarction and 100% occlusion at the proximal part of the obtuse marginal branch of the circumflex coronary artery that was subsequently reperfused. A 2D echocardiogram performed two days later revealed a left atrial mass, which was successfully resected and proven to be a myxoma. No recurrence of the tumor was seen on follow-up after four months. An automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator was placed for residual ischemic cardiomyopathy with clinical improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b231235e1a4a473591e3077ec325dc082025-02-03T07:23:48ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122013-01-01201310.1155/2013/407935407935Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Nonatherosclerotic Cause of Acute Myocardial InfarctionRey Francisco Arcenas0Mir Ishtiaque Ali1Third Year Resident Department of Internal Medicine, Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN 47303, USAIndiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital, Muncie, IN 47303, USAMyocardial infarction from coronary artery embolism is a very rare but potentially lethal sequel of left atrial myxoma. Most atrial myxomas causing myocardial infarction are diagnosed retrospectively after a 2D echocardiogram is performed for assessment of myocardial function after a myocardial infarction. We present a relatively healthy 53-year-old male with anterolateral wall myocardial infarction and 100% occlusion at the proximal part of the obtuse marginal branch of the circumflex coronary artery that was subsequently reperfused. A 2D echocardiogram performed two days later revealed a left atrial mass, which was successfully resected and proven to be a myxoma. No recurrence of the tumor was seen on follow-up after four months. An automatic implantable cardioverter defibrillator was placed for residual ischemic cardiomyopathy with clinical improvement.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/407935 |
| spellingShingle | Rey Francisco Arcenas Mir Ishtiaque Ali Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Nonatherosclerotic Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Nonatherosclerotic Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| title_full | Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Nonatherosclerotic Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| title_fullStr | Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Nonatherosclerotic Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| title_full_unstemmed | Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Nonatherosclerotic Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| title_short | Left Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Nonatherosclerotic Cause of Acute Myocardial Infarction |
| title_sort | left atrial myxoma a rare nonatherosclerotic cause of acute myocardial infarction |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/407935 |
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