Cerebellar Embolization in Patients with Heart Murmur / 전남의대학술지
Chonnam Medical Journal
;
: 45-47, 2011.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-170942
ABSTRACT
A 76-year-old female present to the emergency department with dysarthria, dizziness, dyspnea. The patient had hypertension and atrial fibrillation. Brain MRI revealed right cerebellar infarction. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a large round mass in the left atrium. Transesophageal echocardiography showed large complex echogenic round mass lesion attached on left atrial side of interatrial septum. Coronary angiogram revealed round movable mass lesion in left atrium with feeding arteries originated from right coronary artery. She underwent removal of mass and Maze operation, and pathologic finding was compatible with myxoma.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Arteries
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Atrial Fibrillation
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Brain
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Echocardiography
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Heart Murmurs
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Coronary Vessels
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Dizziness
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Dysarthria
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Dyspnea
Limits:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Chonnam Medical Journal
Year:
2011
Type:
Article
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