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1302724

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-17
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-three cases of cardiac myxoma are reviewed during a period of 11 years. Seventeen patients were females and 6 males with an average age of 36 years. All patients were symptomatic for an average period of time of 4 months. Dyspnea was the main symptom (91%), congestive heart failure (52%), murmurs (74%), atypical chest pain (65%), palpitations (52%), constitutional manifestation (48%), congestive heart failure (36%), embolic events (23%) and ventricular tachycardia as a first manifestation of a right ventricular myxoma in one case (4.5). In all patients the diagnosis of cardiac tumor was made during life. Among they, in 83%, by echocardiogram, 14%, by cardiac catheterization, and in one case (4.5%) with both methods. Seventy percent were located in the left atrium, 18% in the right atrium, 9% in the right ventricule and 4.5% to both right cavities. Two patients died while waiting surgery, one due to pulmonary emboli and another due to refractory congestive heart failure. In all 21 patients who were sent to surgery a direct correlation was seen with the echocardiographic findings. All 23 patients had a confirmatory histopathological diagnosis. There were no surgical deaths. Excision of the tumor resulted in marked symptomatic improvement. The follow up by echocardiography showed that surgery has been curative with no recurrence up till now. We consider that this entity, that is capable to simulate multiple cardiovascular diseases must be removed surgically once it has been diagnosed in order to avoid fatal complications.
pubmed:language
spa
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0016-3813
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
128
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
245-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
[Cardiac myxoma. A report of 23 cases].
pubmed:affiliation
División de Cardiología, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional La Raza, IMSS.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract