Cerebral embolism complicating left atrial myxoma: a case report

Cardiac myxoma are the most common benign primary cardiac tumors that can lead to many complications as described in literature. Here we report the case of a boy aged 11 that was referred for etiological diagnosis of ischemic stroke. Transthoracic echocardiography reveals a myxoma in the left atrium...

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Published in:Pan Afr Med J
Main Authors: Ihsen, Zairi, Hela, Mssaad, Khadija, Mzoughi, Zouhayer, Jnifene
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2016
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5012782/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27642478
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2016.24.140.9778
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