Cerebrovascular manifestations of tumors of the heart.
Cardiac tumor
Embolization
Fibroelastoma
Myxoma
Stroke
Journal
Handbook of clinical neurology
ISSN: 0072-9752
Titre abrégé: Handb Clin Neurol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 0166161
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
entrez:
26
2
2021
pubmed:
27
2
2021
medline:
1
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Primary tumors of the heart, most commonly myxoma, are an uncommon cause of ischemic stroke and intracranial aneurysms. The tumors may occur in any age group but are most frequently detected in middle-aged persons with an atypical or cryptogenic stroke. While some patients will have a history of cardiac or constitutional symptoms, in many cases ischemic stroke will be the initial manifestation of the cardiac mass. Myxomas are the most common cardiac tumors, and valvular fibroelastoma is also a potential cardiac cause of stroke. Among patients with stroke, the most common location for a myxoma is the left atrium. Elevations of inflammatory markers provide clue for a myxoma. Cardiac imaging is the most definitive diagnostic study. Treatment centers on surgical removal of the cardiac mass may be curative.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33632447
pii: B978-0-12-819814-8.00016-0
doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-819814-8.00016-0
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
275-282Informations de copyright
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