Maryam Esmaeilzadeh  , Azadeh Sadatnaseri  , Hossein Azarnik  , Ramin Baghaei  , Kambiz Mozaffari  , 
    Left Atrial Myxoma and Descending Aortic Dissection in a Patient with Cerebrovascular Accident, Incidentally Coexistent Findings,
    The Cardiology,
    Volume 2,Issue 1,
    2006,
    Pages 16-18,
    ISSN 1811-8194,
    tcard.2006.16.18,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=tcard.2006.16.18)
    Abstract: Cardiac myxomas are benign tumors of the heart with a surgical incidence of about 0.5/million
population/year. They usually present during 4th to 6th decades and are more commonly seen in woman. About
75% arise in the Left Atrium (LA), most are single pedunculated, although multiple and villous forms have been
described. Echocardiography has greatly facilitated the diagnosis of cardiac tumors. We report a case of left
atrial myxoma as a source of emboli and incidental finding of localized descending aortic dissection subsequent
a remote traumatic deceleration injury of the thoracic aorta. This is the first case of coexistence LA myxoma and
aortic dissection.
    Keywords: Myxoma;aortic dissection;echocardiography