• Ann Emerg Med · Jun 1982

    Case Reports

    Atrial myxoma presenting as stroke.

    • F Barber, P Rosen, and T Okin.
    • Ann Emerg Med. 1982 Jun 1; 11 (6): 316-8.

    AbstractAtrial myxoma is rare. We report the case of a 54-year-old woman who presented with findings of a typical acute cerebrovascular accident, which was found to be caused by emboli from an unsuspected atrial myxoma. Unrelated aortic regurgitation also was present. Diagnosis was made by echocardiography. Surgery was performed to remove the tumor; however, the patient remained with a left hemiparesis. The pitfalls of misdiagnosis are discussed and the need for early use of echocardiography in the work-up of stroke victims is suggested.

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