Acute myocardial infarction as first manifestation of left atrial myxoma in a young woman : role of echocardiography
- D.S. Uriarte
- S. Lucreziotti
- C. Sponzilli
- F. Innocente
- L. Menicanti
- F. Lombardi
Publication date
January 2015
DOI Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)Abstract
We report the case of a young woman with an acute myocardial infarction secondary to coronary embolization from a left atrial myxoma, as unusual presentation of a cardiac tumor.We also describe the role of transthoracic echocardiograpy in the multidisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment of this life-threatening condition
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