title: Atrial myxoma presenting as isolated unilateral blindness: a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumours in adults. Systemic embolization is often the first presentation, with the central nervous system being the most common site. The present report reviews the literature and discusses a 29-year-old patient who presented with an isolated left retinal artery occlusion secondary to a previously undiagnosed left atrial myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, McMaster University, Hamilton General Hospital, 236 Barton Street East, Hamilton, Ontario L8L 2X2, Canada.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Salehian
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Demers
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001766:Blindness / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*