title: An unusual presentation of atrial myxoma in an elderly patient: a case report.
abstract: Left atrial myxoma is the most common intracardiac tumour. It could be seen in patients between 3-83 years of age, with the majority presenting in fifth decade of life as sporadic cases (90%) and second decade as familial cases (10%) 1. It is an important source of central nervous system embolism 2. Elderly patients often present with non specific symptoms that are often overlooked in the absence of a supporting cardiac history which makes an early diagnosis challenging. This case report discusses an unusual presentation of left atrial myxoma in an elderly patient.
authors.affiliation: Consultant Cardiologist, Dewsbury Hospital, Halifax Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4HS, UK. mail@akthakur.com.
authors.forename: Anneka
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Biswas
authors.forename: Ashish K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Thakur