title: Acute myocardial infarction as a complication of cardiac sarcoma: a rare presentation.
abstract: We present a case of left atrial sarcoma presenting as acute myocardial infarction. Echocardiographic finding of left atrial mass, absence of angiographic evidence of coronary atherosclerotic disease, and incidental finding of prior splenic infarct strongly point to coronary emboli. The relatively low incidence of cardiac sarcoma and the uncommon presentation of cardiac sarcoma as myocardial infarction make this case unique.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, New York, USA. ajayvhs@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ajay
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vallakati
authors.forename: Vijay
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Jacob
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shani
mesh_terms: D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome