| A Rare Case of Aortic Valve Myxoma: An Unusual Cause of Embolic Stroke. | |
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PMID: 21540590 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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Aortic valve myxoma is an extremely rare cardiac tumour. We describe a 60-year-old woman found to have an aortic valve myxoma and a patent foramen ovale (PFO) presenting as a stroke. In view of the recurrent cerebral ischaemic events, the aortic valve myxoma was surgically removed and the PFO was closed. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of aortic valve myxoma with a PFO. We also highlight the importance of identifying a possible cardiac source of embolism in a stroke patient and considering this rare tumour as a cause in patients with a cryptogenic stroke. |
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Authors:
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Shiva Prasad Koyalakonda; Neeraj Kumar Mediratta; Jeffrey Ball; Martin Royle |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-5-04 |
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Title: Cardiology Volume: 118 ISSN: 1421-9751 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-5-4 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 1266406 Medline TA: Cardiology Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: 101-103 Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
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University Hospital Aintree, Liverpool, UK. |
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