Infarto maligno de la arteria cerebral media derecha secundario a embolismo de mixoma auricular. Reporte de caso.

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Title:	Infarto maligno de la arteria cerebral media derecha secundario a embolismo de mixoma auricular. Reporte de caso.
Alternate Title:	Malignant infarction of the right medial cerebral artery due to embolism from an atrial myxoma. A case report.
Authors:	Vélez, Jorge Luis¹, Bucheli, Ramiro¹, Rondon, Edgar López¹, Cifuentes, Paulina¹
Source:	Revista Medica Herediana. Abr-Jun2019, Vol. 30 Issue 2, p105-109. 5p.
Subjects:	ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, CEREBRAL arteries, EMBOLISMS, HEART tumors, INFARCTION, MYXOMA, LEFT heart atrium
Abstract (English):	Cardiac myxoma is a benign neoplasm, when it is located in the left atrium it is potentially associated with systemic embolism, and it is a rare cause of cerebral embolism. The diagnosis of cardiac myxoma is usually incidental, being found as a results of searching for other clinical conditions. We present the case of a patient who probably had a cardiac myxoma of the left atrium that induced a malignant infarction in the territory of the left medial cerebral artery, bedside heart ultrasound was a relevant diagnostic procedure in this patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Abstract (Spanish):	El mixoma cardíaco es una neoplasia benigna; cuando se localiza en la aurícula izquierda es potencialmente generadora de émbolos, y se constituye en una causa rara de patología embólica cerebral. Su diagnóstico es muchas veces incidental en estudios de imagen solicitados por otras circunstancias clínicas. Se presenta el caso de un paciente con probable mixoma auricular izquierda que generó un infarto maligno en el territorio de la arteria cerebral media derecha y en el que la ecocardiografía a pie de cama del paciente se convirtió en un instrumento diagnóstico de relevancia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Cardiac myxoma is a benign neoplasm, when it is located in the left atrium it is potentially associated with systemic embolism, and it is a rare cause of cerebral embolism. The diagnosis of cardiac myxoma is usually incidental, being found as a results of searching for other clinical conditions. We present the case of a patient who probably had a cardiac myxoma of the left atrium that induced a malignant infarction in the territory of the left medial cerebral artery, bedside heart ultrasound was a relevant diagnostic procedure in this patient. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:	1018130X
DOI:	10.20453/rmh.v30i2.3551