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Case Reports
. 1996 Apr;109(4):1106-8.
doi: 10.1378/chest.109.4.1106.

Left atrial myxoma and acute myocardial infarction. A dangerous duo in the thrombolytic agent era

V M Abascal  1 , J Kasznica, G Aldea, R Davidoff
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Case Reports

Left atrial myxoma and acute myocardial infarction. A dangerous duo in the thrombolytic agent era

V M Abascal et al. Chest. 1996 Apr.
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Abstract

Systemic embolization is a common complication of left atrial myxoma; however, coronary embolism leading to acute myocardial infarction is rare. The use of echocardiography has increased the detection of intracardiac tumors when signs and symptoms are not evident. Echocardiography is the diagnostic procedure of choice in the initial evaluation of patients with suspected left atrial myxoma.

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