title: The early presentation of atrial myxoma with acute myocardial infarction.
abstract: Atrial myxoma as a rare benign heart tumor can cause acute coronary syndrome via coronary embolization. In this report, we present a 54-year-old woman who presented with acute inferior myocardial infarction. In further evaluation a 2.5 x 3 x 4 cm mass was found in the left atrium. The mass was excised surgically and its pathology was compatible with myxoma. After resection, the patient was discharged with a favorable outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cardiovascular Research Center, Shaheed Modarress Hospital, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad-Hassan
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Namazee
authors.forename: Hamid-Reza
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Rohani-Sarvestani
authors.forename: Ali-Reza
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Serati
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery