Hypertensive crisis associated with cerebellar embolization due to left atrial myxoma

In this article, we present an unusual case of hypertensive crisis associated with nonhemorrhagic cerebellar infarction due to embolization of loose tumor fragments of left atrial myxoma.

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Published inInternational journal of cardiology Vol. 61; no. 3; pp. 287 - 289
Main Authors LAZAREVIC, A. M, NESKOVIC, A. N, POPOVIC, A. D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Shannon Elsevier Ireland Ltd 10.10.1997
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Cardiac myxoma
Cardiology. Vascular system
Cerebellar Diseases - etiology
Cerebellar infarction
Cerebral Infarction - etiology
Echocardiography
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Female
Heart
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Humans
Hypertension - etiology
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Myxoma - complications
Myxoma - diagnostic imaging
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating
Tumors of the heart
Cardiac myxoma
Cerebellar infarction
Echocardiography
Human
Hypertension
Nervous system diseases
Tumoral embolism
Cerebral embolism
Cardiovascular disease
Left atrium
Cerebral disorder
Crisis
Vascular disease
Case study
Myxoma
Heart disease
Central nervous system disease
Tumor
Adult
Complication
Diagnosis
Cerebrovascular disease
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Summary:In this article, we present an unusual case of hypertensive crisis associated with nonhemorrhagic cerebellar infarction due to embolization of loose tumor fragments of left atrial myxoma.
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ISSN:0167-5273
1874-1754
DOI:10.1016/S0167-5273(97)00158-7