Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Sep 6, 2021; 9(25): 7572-7578
Published online Sep 6, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i25.7572
Thrombolysis and embolectomy in treatment of acute stroke as a bridge to open-heart resection of giant cardiac myxoma: A case report
Wan-Sheng Chang, Na Li, Hui Liu, Ji-Jun Yin, Hai-Qi Zhang
Wan-Sheng Chang, Na Li, Hui Liu, Ji-Jun Yin, Hai-Qi Zhang, Department of Neurology, The Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng City, The Second Hospital of Liaocheng Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Linqing 252600, Shandong Province, China
Author contributions: Chang WS and Zhang HQ were the patient’s neurologists; Chang WS, Zhang HQ, Li N, and Liu H reviewed the literature; Chang WS, Zhang HQ, Li N, Liu H, and Yin JJ contributed to manuscript drafting; Chang WS, Zhang HQ, and Yin JJ were responsible for the revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content; all authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
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Corresponding author: Hai-Qi Zhang, MD, Doctor, Department of Neurology, The Second People's Hospital of Liaocheng City, The Second Hospital of Liaocheng Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, No. 1 Huamei Road, Linqing 252600, Shandong Province, China. haiqi0603@163.com
Received: March 31, 2021
Peer-review started: March 31, 2021
First decision: May 11, 2021
Revised: May 24, 2021
Accepted: July 21, 2021
Article in press: July 21, 2021
Published online: September 6, 2021
Core Tip

Core Tip: The incidence of ischemic stroke caused by cardiac mucinous tumors has been reported both nationally and internationally. Still, it is rarely reported that intravenous thrombolytic bridging artery retrieval with same-day open thoracotomy for left atrial mucinous tumors is performed in the early stage of stroke. We treated a case with cerebral embolic stroke associated with cardiac myxoma, the embolus was successfully removed, and the cardiac tumor was extirpated surgically on the day of presentation.