Left atrial myxoma in a black man. A case report describing the neurological and electrocardiographic manifestations.
Five patients with left atrial myxomas were seen at Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, between 1972 and 1982. The patient seen most recently presented with unusual electrocardiographic changes and neurological signs only. These latter manifestations are reviewed and the value of echocardiography is emphasized.
D000328:Adult; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed