Catastrophic presentation of atrial myxoma with total occlusion of abdominal aorta
Sumit Yadav 1*
John Manual Alvarez 2
1 The Townsville Hospital, Qld., Australia
2 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedland, Perth, WA, Australia
* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: sirzon{at}yahoo.com.
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Cardiac myxoma is a rare disease with protean manifestations. Embolic phenomena are well-known entities. However, total occlusion of the descending aorta by saddle embolism along with multi-organ embolism is very unusual. We report a patient with cardiac myxoma presenting with multi-organ embolism including saddle embolism of the aorta in a previously healthy female. Keywords: Cardiac myxoma; Peripheral embolism; Aortic occlusion
