Biatrial myxoma and cerebral ischemia: Successfully treated with intravenous thrombolytic therapy and surgical resection

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-195

  Ibrahim, Morhaf ^a,b   Iliescu, Cezar ^a   Safi, Hazim J ^a   Buja, Maximilian L ^a   McPherson, David D ^a   Fuentes, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebrovascular accident; Echocardiography; Embolism; Heart atria surgery; Heart neoplasms complications diagnosis surgery; Intracranial embolism and thrombosis etiology drug therapy; Myxoma; Thrombolytic therapy; Tissue plasminogen activator; Transesophageal

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; HEART MYXOMA; HUMAN; MALE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYXOMA; STROKE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR;

EID: 47249125376     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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