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DOI: 10.1055/a-2489-6334
A Firing Cannon: Bilateral Lower Limb Ischemia as a Manifestation of Cardiac Myxoma
Funding None.
Abstract
Background Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary cardiac neoplasms.
Case Description We present a case of a middle-aged lady with cardiac myxoma in her left atrium awaiting semi-elective surgery. During the preoperative period, the patient presented emergently with acute bilateral lower limb ischemia. This lady was fortunate to have these emboli fired towards a tissue with ischemia tolerance capacity. If these emboli had been directed toward the central nervous system, this patient would have experienced devastating complications and even death.
Conclusion This presentation opens the debate on the timing of surgical intervention in myxoma patients.
Keywords
left atrium myxoma - surgery - cardiopulmonary bypass - case report - interventional radiologyAvailability of Data and Material
The raw data supporting the conclusions of this study will be made available by the authors without undue reservation to any qualified researcher.
Ethical Approval
The patient signed informed consent related to the clinical course; therefore, the Institutional Review Board was waived due to the retrospective nature of the educational case report.
Authors' Contributions
All authors writing this article contributed to the care, diagnosis, and treatment of this patient.
Publikationsverlauf
Eingereicht: 02. Februar 2024
Angenommen: 29. Oktober 2024
Artikel online veröffentlicht:
24. Dezember 2024
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