2008
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.07.030
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Sepsis complicating giant cardiac myxoma

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“…Five cases combined with DIC have been reported, and all five cases were infected by S. aureus [4,5,8,9]. DIC causes a haemostatic disorder and micro-thromboembolisms in small systemic arteries, which leads to multiple organ failure and creates a much higher operative risk.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Five cases combined with DIC have been reported, and all five cases were infected by S. aureus [4,5,8,9]. DIC causes a haemostatic disorder and micro-thromboembolisms in small systemic arteries, which leads to multiple organ failure and creates a much higher operative risk.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Excepcionalmente se han descrito metástasis de mixoma en el cerebro que se manifiestan por efecto masa 12,13. Se han descrito casos con clínica de obstrucción arterial periférica, en que el estudio histológico del émbolo resecado ha permitido llegar al diagnóstico de mixoma cardiaco 14 . Excepcionalmente los mixomas pueden infectarse y dar una clínica que semeja una endocarditis infecciosa 15,16 . En los últimos años y basado en el hallazgo histopatológico de que muchos mixomas cardiacos se asocian a un trombo superficial, se han tratado los émbolos mediante trombolisis para recuperar la permeabilidad vascular 17,18 .…”
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“…Myxoma can mimicmitral annular obstruction or lead to mitral regurgitation, thus producing symptoms such as dyspnea, syncope,angina pectoris, peripheral embolism, and heartfailure. [3][4][5][6] Infected cardiac myxoma was fi rst reported in 1956. 7 Infected cardiac myxoma with coexisting valvular endocarditis has also been reported.…”
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confidence: 99%