Pulmonary embolism and cerebral stroke are uncommon but extremely significant complications of cardiac myxoma, with the risk of embolic events in cases of cardiac myxoma associated with the mass's appearance; typically, villous myxomas are more likely to cause embolism ( 16 ).
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Case Report: Biatrial Myxoma With Pulmonary Embolism and Cerebral Embolism: Clinical Experience and Literature Review.
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