Infected Cardiac Myxoma. Issue 6 (11th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Nagata, Tomoki; Totsugawa, Toshinori; Katayama, Keijiro; Kuinose, Masahiko; Yoshitaka, Hidenori; Uesugi, Tadahisa
• Is Part Of: Journal of cardiac surgery. Volume 28:Issue 6(2013:Nov.)
• Page Start: 682
• Page End: 683
• Publication Date: 2013-08-11
• Subjects: Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412005
• DOI: 10.1111/jocs.12184
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0886-0440

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jocs12184-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <p>A 66‐year‐old male presenting with low‐grade fever and general fatigue was diagnosed as having infected myxoma of the left atrium. Blood cultures grew <italic>Streptococcus mitis</italic>. He underwent urgent resection and histological examination revealed tumor cells in a mucopolysaccharide matrix and bacterial colonies along with active inflammation. Infected cardiac myxoma is extremely rare; however, it contains a potential risk of arterial embolization and so early diagnosis and urgent surgery should be considered. doi: 10.1111/jocs.12184 <italic>(J Card Surg 2013;28:682–684)</italic></p> </sec> </abstract>