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  • Title: [A case of surgically treated left atrial myxoma following acute multiple embolism including cerebral embolism].
    Author: Kanemitsu S, Takao M, Fujinaga K, Lu J, Cai M, Gu Y, Shimamoto A, Onoda K, Shimono T, Tanaka K, Shimpo H, Yada I.
    Journal: Kyobu Geka; 2001 Feb; 54(2):147-50. PubMed ID: 11211770.
    Abstract:
    The patient was a 59-year-old female who was admitted to the hospital due to acute pain of bilateral legs, a numbness of right hand and anarthria. Angiography of extremities revealed total occlusion of right ulnar artery, left radial artery and bilateral popliteal arteries. Brain MRI revealed multiple small infarctions. Echocardiography revealed a mass in the left atrium. She was diagnosed as multiple embolism including cerebral embolism caused by left atrial myxoma. Open heart surgery immediately after the attack is generally considered contraindicated due to problems of hemorrhagic infarction or brain edema. But, relapse of embolism may deteriorate the condition and miss the timing of surgery. Thus we performed removal of left atrial myxoma 4 days after the attack. The postoperative course was uneventful. This is a few report about open heart surgery immediately after the attack. We report about the indication and the optimal timing of open heart surgery following cerebral embolism.
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