title: [Cerebral infarctions in primary cardiac tumours].
abstract: Primary heart neoplasms are rare and their clinical presentation can comprise classic cardiac symptoms, symptoms of embolism or constitutional signs. We describe the case of a 40 year-old woman with a primary heart neoplasm and discuss the epidemiological and clinical characteristics found in international literature.
authors.affiliation: Kardiologisk Sektion, Medicinsk Afdeling, Haderslev Sygehus, Denmark. bjornbay@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Bjørn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bay
authors.forename: Jørgen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Byg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002544:Cerebral Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography