Acute Lower Limb Ischaemia as a Presenting Sign of Atrial Myxoma: Case Report and Scoping Review of the Literature

Acute Lower Limb Ischaemia as a Presenting Sign of Atrial Myxoma: Case Report and Scoping Review of the Literature

Objective: Cardiac myxomas (CMs) are the most common primary cardiac tumour in adults. They are a rare cause of peripheral embolisation and may present as acute lower limb ischaemia (ALI). A scoping review was undertaken and a case of ALI due to CM embolisation is presented in this paper. Methods: M...

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Main Authors: Alberto M. Settembrini, Leonardo Foresti, Paolo Verlato, Gianluca Buongiovanni, Daniele Bissacco, Chiara Lomazzi, Marco Maggioni, Santi Trimarchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:EJVES Vascular Forum
Subjects:
Acute limb ischaemia
Atrial myxoma
Embolectomy
Peripheral embolism
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666688X24001321
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