• J Assoc Physicians India · Apr 2013

    Case Reports

    Atrial myxoma: a rare cause of ischemic stroke.

    • R C Negi, Vivek Chauhan, Brij Sharma, Rajeev Bhardwaj, and Surinder Thakur.
    • IGMC, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.
    • J Assoc Physicians India. 2013 Apr 1; 61 (4): 280-2.

    AbstractArial myxoma can present as stroke and should be considered as a differential diagnosis of stroke in young individuals. We present here a 42 years female who presented with sudden loss of conciousness. After extensive work up for young stroke, left atrial myxoma was detected and tumor was removed surgically and histopathological report was consistent with the atrial myxoma.

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