title: Catastrophic presentation of atrial myxoma with total occlusion of abdominal aorta.
abstract: Cardiac myxoma is a rare disease with protean manifestations. Embolic phenomena are well-known entities. However, total occlusion of the descending aorta by saddle embolism along with multi-organ embolism is very unusual. We report a patient with cardiac myxoma presenting with multi-organ embolism including saddle embolism of the aorta in a previously healthy female.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Townsville Hospital, Doulas, Townsville, QLD, Australia. sirzon@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sumit
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Alvarez
mesh_terms: D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001018:Aortic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001027:Aortography / Q000379:methods; D001157:Arterial Occlusive Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002388:Catastrophic Illness; D004452:Echocardiography; D017128:Embolectomy; D004617:Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000473:pathology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D056346:Sternotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome