Unusual case of a myxoma atrial left presenting with recurrent monoparesis

  • Gabriel E. Pérez Baztarrica Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Andres Wong Baros Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Nadia Chiriboga Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Andres Felipe Gil Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Jenny Ramos Negrete Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Xavier Centeno Cevallos Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Marco José Maldonado de la Torre Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Michaelly Erique Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Ines Hernàndez Aviles Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Reneiro Velez Solorzano Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Ariot Vinicio Sancan Moran Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Fabio Oscar Domborovski Goncalves Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires
  • Rafael Porcile Department of Cardiology and Physiology Universitary Hospital Universidad Abierta Interamericana, Faculty of Medicine Buenos Aires

Abstract

Usually, embolism is described from cardiac or large artery disease. Atrial fibrillation is the most common cause of cardiogenic emboli in stroke. Myxoma is responsible in only a few cases. We describe here a case of a patient who presented with recurrent pure left brachial monoparesis as a manifestation of a cardiac myxoma.
Published
2019-12-19
Section
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