title: [Acute inferolateral myocardial infarction as the first manifestation of left atrial myxoma -- a case report].
abstract: A case of a young patient admitted to our hospital due to acute myocardial infarction is presented. Coronary angiography revealed normal coronary arteries. Echocardiography performed immediately after coronary angiography showed the presence of the left atrial myxoma. Three days later the patient underwent urgent surgery with a favourable outcome. The role of echocardiography in detecting atrial myxoma and mechanisms of myocardial infarction caused by this anomaly are discussed.
authors.affiliation: II Klinika Choroby Wieńcowej, Instytut Kardiologii, ul. Spartańska 1, 02-637 Warszawa. dluczak@epf.pl
authors.forename: Dariusz
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Łuczak
authors.forename: Bohdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Firek
authors.forename: Katarzyna
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gepner
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Szwed
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome