Stroke and recurrent peripheral embolism in left atrial myxoma

Acta Cardiologica

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-103

  Uner, Abdurrahman ^a   Doǧan, Murat ^a   Sal, Ertan ^a   Peker, Erdal ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atrial myxoma; Peripheral embolism; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM MYXOMA; HEART CANCER; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIPHERAL EMBOLISM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RARE DISEASE; STROKE;

ADOLESCENT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEART ATRIA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYXOMA; NEOPLASTIC CELLS, CIRCULATING; RECURRENCE;

EID: 77749292525     PISSN: 00015385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2143/AC.65.1.2045899     Document Type: Article

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