title: The Strange Case of the Infarcted Myxoma.
abstract: In the setting of an acute coronary syndrome, the differential diagnosis between a thrombus and a myxoma may be cumbersome. We describe the case of a patient presenting with an acute coronary syndrome associated with an aneurysmatic apical left ventricular myxoma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Amedeo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pergolini
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Belcolle Hospital, Viterbo, Italy.
authors.forename: Giordano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zampi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Denitza
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Tinti
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Belcolle Hospital, Viterbo, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pontillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Di Paolo
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Vitaliano
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Buffa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pulignano
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Paolo Giuseppe
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Pino
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Minardi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science, "S. Camillo-Forlanini" Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Musumeci
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: myocardial Infarction; myxoma; thrombus