INTRODUCTION Left atrial myxomas are rare benign tumors of the heart. They vary widely in size, and very little is known about their growth rate. The reported growth rates of left atrial myxomas from several published case reports appears to vary from no growth, to between 1.3 to 6.9 mm/month in diameter within patients with established myxoma who have not undergone surgery. CASE PRESENTATION...

Myocardial infarction from coronary artery embolism is a very rare but potentially lethal sequel of left atrial myxoma. Most atrial myxomas causing myocardial infarction are diagnosed retrospectively after a 2D echocardiogram is performed for assessment of myocardial function after a myocardial infarction. We present a relatively healthy 53-year-old male with anterolateral wall myocardial infar...

Abstract Introduction Myxomas are the most common heart tumors. Although, myxomas often diagnosed incidentally in asymptomatic patients, they frequently associated with embolic events, becoming an important cause of morbidity and mortality. Whether some myxomas' characteristics predict more risk is not well established. Objectives This analysis aims to describe clinical echocardiographic data a...

Cerebral embolism caused by a myxoma in the left atrium is a rare but usually fatal event. Atrial myxomas represent 50% of all primary cardiac tumors; 75% of them are located in the left atrium. Myxomas usually appear between the ages of 30 and 60. Pedunculated myxomas, which have an irregular morphology, are the type of myxoma most likely to cause embolism since they are mobile. Transoesophage...

Cardiac tumors in infants and children are rare. Myxomas are the second (after rhabdomyomas) most common primary cardiac tumors in pediatric patients. Cardiac, cutaneous and mucous myxomas are likewise the second most frequent manifestation of the Carney complex, an autosomal dominant multi neoplasia syndrome, which consists of myxomas in different locations, spotty skin pigmentation and endocr...