Authors : Maryam Esmaeilzadeh , Azadeh Sadatnaseri , Hossein Azarnik , Ramin Baghaei and Kambiz Mozaffari
Abstract: Cardiac myxomas are benign tumors of the heart with a surgical incidence of about 0.5/million population/year. They usually present during 4th to 6th decades and are more commonly seen in woman. About 75% arise in the Left Atrium (LA), most are single pedunculated, although multiple and villous forms have been described. Echocardiography has greatly facilitated the diagnosis of cardiac tumors. We report a case of left atrial myxoma as a source of emboli and incidental finding of localized descending aortic dissection subsequent a remote traumatic deceleration injury of the thoracic aorta. This is the first case of coexistence LA myxoma and aortic dissection.
Maryam Esmaeilzadeh , Azadeh Sadatnaseri , Hossein Azarnik , Ramin Baghaei and Kambiz Mozaffari , 2006. Left Atrial Myxoma and Descending Aortic Dissection in a Patient with Cerebrovascular Accident, Incidentally Coexistent Findings . The Cardiology, 2: 16-18.