An Occasional Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - A Focus on Thymus During Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report
Presented by:
Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery / Marco Agrifoglio, Fabio Barili, Luca Dainese, Antioco Cappai, Faisal H Cheema and Paolo Biglioli
Summary points:
A 37-year-old white female, with a 3 month history of fatigue, weakness, and dyspnoea, presents with an echocardiographic diagnosis of severe mitral valve regurgitation. Cardiac surgery and histopathology are described; image provided. The authors discuss the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis in patients with cardiac disease.
An Occasional Diagnosis of Myasthenia Gravis - A Focus on Thymus During Cardiac Surgery: A Case Report
