title: Acute Mesenteric Ischemia Caused by Rare Cardiac Tumor Embolus.
abstract: Acute mesenteric ischemia (AMI) is a rare vascular emergency associated with a high mortality rate. The most common cause of AMI is cardiac emboli from thrombi associated with atrial fibrillation or following myocardial infarction. We present a case of AMI caused by a unique source of emboli, confirmed as an embolization of a cardiac sarcoma to the small bowel by matching biopsies obtained from the superior mesenteric artery (SMA) and the embolic source.
authors.affiliation: Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Clores
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY.
authors.forename: Farah
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monzur
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University Hospital, Stony Brook, NY.
authors.forename: Ramona
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rajapakse