Left atrial myxorm complicated with multiple cerebral infarctions： a case report and literature review

Left atrial myxoma is one of the rare causes of cerebral infarction. As the left atrial myxoma complicated artery embolization is more common in cerebral vessels, the first clinical manifestation of about 1/3 patients with left atrial myxoma was cerebral infarction. This article reports a 24-year young female without common vascular risk factors, including hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia. Multiple cerebral infarctions are the first symptom in patients with left atrial myxoma, and they are analyzed in combination with literature. Key words: Myxoma;  Heart Neoplasms;  Heart Atria;  Intracranial Embolism;  Brain Infarction