title: Atrial myxoma: an unusual cause of myocardial infarction.
abstract: A 55-year-old woman had an inferior myocardial infarction due to a coronary artery embolus from a large, polypoid, left atrial mass. The mass had an irregular surface and was prolapsing into the mitral valve orifice during diastole. Coronary angiography revealed tumor vascularization next to the right coronary artery. The other coronary arteries were normal. The tumor was removed surgically; pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of myxoma. The patient did well after the procedure and was discharged on postoperative day 10.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Cardiology Department, Cukurova University, Adana 01330, Turkey. mdemir@cu.edu.tr
authors.forename: Mesut
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: Onur
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Akpinar
authors.forename: Esmeray
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Acarturk
mesh_terms: D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery