Diagnostically Challenging Cardiac Myxoma Presenting as Acute Myocardial Infarction
Veronica Chan, Mathieu Castonguay, Mohammed Alyosif, Osama Elkhateeb, Gregory Hirsch, Wan Cheol Kim, Claudia Cote · 2026
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Veronica Chan leads a seven-author team reporting a heart tumour that masqueraded as a heart attack in a young woman in a 2026 case report. The thirty-one-year-old arrived with sudden chest pain and fainting while walking. Her heart tracing showed a dangerous rhythm and signs of a blocked lower heart artery. The true cause was a myxoma, a jelly-like tumour in the heart's upper left chamber, which had shed fragments into her coronary arteries.
Scans ruled out stress heart damage, and vessel images showed an odd feeding vessel hinting at tumour debris. Emergency surgery removed the tumour successfully. The authors urge doctors to keep heart tumours on the list when young women present with apparent heart attacks, since the treatment differs completely.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Veronica Chan, Mathieu Castonguay, Mohammed Alyosif, Osama Elkhateeb, Gregory Hirsch, Wan Cheol Kim, Claudia Cote |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 10967 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |