Author/Authors :
Gupta, Simran Department of Internal Medicine - University of Connecticut School of Medicine - UCONN Health, Farmington, CT, USA , Ayala, Ricky Department of Internal Medicine - University of Connecticut School of Medicine - UCONN Health, Farmington, CT, USA , Desai, Aakash Department of Internal Medicine - University of Connecticut School of Medicine - UCONN Health, Farmington, CT, USA , Modi, Viraj I. Department of Internal Medicine - University of Connecticut School of Medicine - UCONN Health, Farmington, CT, USA , Nardino, Robert J. Department of Internal Medicine - University of Connecticut School of Medicine - UCONN Health, Farmington, CT, USA
Abstract :
Myxomas are benign, primary tumors of the heart. Atrial myxomas can present with a variety of clinical features including dyspnea,
orthopnea, pulmonary edema, and pulmonary or systemic emboli. Constitutional symptoms such as fever and weight loss may also
be present. We report the case of a young female presenting with headache, facial numbness, and vertigo, who was found to have a
posterolateral medullary stroke secondary to a large left atrial cardiac myxoma.
