Cardiac Myxoma Complicated with Ischemic Stroke: A casereport

Authors

Tung-Chou Li
Chun-Chieh Wu

Translated Title

心臟黏液瘤併缺血性腦中風：病例報告

Abstract

Myxoma is a rare cardiac tumor and also an unusual cause of cerebrovascular accident, which may result in significant permanent neurological deficit. There was no age preference for the development of myxoma. Most of the reported cases in the past were diagnosed between 20 and 50 years of age, and some of them were complicated by young (＜45 y/o) stroke. We presented a 44 y/o man who had ischemic stroke with initial manifestation of left hemiparesis. A cardiac myxoma at left atrium was later detected by transthorasic echocardiography. Total recovery of his neurological dysfunction was achieved after surgical resection of the cardiac myxoma as well as appropriate rehabilitation program. We herein discussed the characteristics of cardiac myxoma and the pathogenesis of the cerebrovascular complication.

Language

Traditional Chinese

First Page

53

Last Page

59

Recommended Citation

Li, Tung-Chou and Wu, Chun-Chieh (2003) "Cardiac Myxoma Complicated with Ischemic Stroke: A casereport," Rehabilitation Practice and Science: Vol. 31: Iss. 1, Article 7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6315/3005-3846.2185
Available at: https://rps.researchcommons.org/journal/vol31/iss1/7