Systemic Embolism and Septic Shock Complicated Left Atrial Myxoma: Case Report

Myxoma is the most common primary tumor of the heart. The rarity of infected cardiac myxomas leads to numerous diagnostic and therapeutic difficulties. We present a case of infected left atrial myxoma caused by methicillin-sensible Staphylococcus aureus in a 48-year-old woman complicated by systemic...

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Main Authors: B. Trimeche, H. Bouraoui, R. Garbaa, A. Mahdhaoui, M. Ben Rhomdane, S. Ernez-Hajri, G. Jeridi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/306375
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