Acute myocardial infarction in a 15-year old secondary to myxomatous embolisation

Acute myocardial infarction in a 15-year old secondary to myxomatous embolisation

We present a 15-year-old white male who presented with an acute myocardial infarction secondary to embolisation of tissue from a left atrial myxoma. He successfully underwent resection of the myxoma, and embolectomy of the fragments of tumour lodged in the coronary artery.

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Veröffentlicht in:Cardiology in the young 2004-12, Vol.14 (6), p.658-660
Hauptverfasser: van Gelder, Hugh M., Jacobs, Jeffrey P., McCormack, Jorge
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adolescent chest pain
Brief Report
cardiac tumour
Cardiology
Heart Atria
Heart attacks
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - pathology
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Histology
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction - etiology
Myxoma - complications
Myxoma - pathology
Myxoma - surgery
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating - pathology
Tumors
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:We present a 15-year-old white male who presented with an acute myocardial infarction secondary to embolisation of tissue from a left atrial myxoma. He successfully underwent resection of the myxoma, and embolectomy of the fragments of tumour lodged in the coronary artery.
ISSN:1047-9511
1467-1107
DOI:10.1017/S1047951104006109