Massive pulmonary embolus complicating left atrial myxoma.
Atrial myxomas may present with a classic triad of constitutional symptoms, embolic events, and intracardiac obstruction (1). We report a case of a massive pulmonary thromboembolus complicating a left atrial myxoma in the absence of an atrial or ventricular septal defect.
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, NSW 2050, Australia. nicholaskang@hotmail.com
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D000792:Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery