Abstract

ZAMORA BASTIDAS, Tomás et al. Mixoma: manifestaciones neurológicas y reumatológicas. Informe de casos. Rev.Urug.Cardiol. [online]. 2013, vol.28, n.1, pp.116-121. ISSN 0797-0048.

Summary  Objective: To report three cases of left atrial cardiac myxoma in female patients. Study Design: Case reports. Location: University Hospital San José de Popayan (HUSJ), Faculty of Health Sciences. Department of Internal Medicine. Universidad del Cauca. 3 female patients. 2 had neurological involvement due to embolic acute cerebral vascular attack and 1 had rheumatologic manifestations. Intervention: Echocardiograms. Brain computed tomography (CT scan). Resection of cardiac mass. Pathologic confirmation. Result: successful treatment. Conclusions: Patients with atrial cardiac myxoma usually produce cardiac symptoms but, given its clinical variability, can manifest with brain involvement or simulate rheumatic syndromes. Once the cause was identified, in all three cases, tumor resection was performed.

Keywords : MYXOMA; STROKE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY.

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