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A 51-year-old woman has had several syncopal episodes over the past year. Each episode is characterized by sudden but brief loss of consciousness. She has no chest pain. She has no ankle edema. On brain MRI there is a 1.5 cm cystic area in the left parietal cortex. A chest X-ray shows no cardiac enlargement, and her lung fields are normal. Her serum total cholesterol is 6.5 mmol/L. Which of the following cardiac lesions is she most likely to have? |
A. | Cardiac amyloidosis |
B. | Ischemic cardiomyopathy |
C. | Left atrial myxoma |
D. | Mitral valve prolapse |
E. | Tuberculous pericarditis |
Answer» C. Left atrial myxoma |
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