Surgery of left atrial myxomas. Report of eleven cases and review of the literature.
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)
; 27(2): 194-200, 1986.
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Eleven patients with left atrial myxoma in a ten-year period were reviewed. They ranged from 16 to 69 years old. Eight patients were female. All tumors were located in the left atrium; one patient had multiple tumors. The main clinical presentation was congestive heart failure seen in eight patients. Ten patients had a correct pre-operative diagnosis. Echocardiography confirmed the diagnosis in seven patients, angiocardiography in two and cardiac catheterization in one. All tumors were successfully removed with the aid of cardiopulmonary bypass and using a right atriotomy and trans-septal approach. Two patients underwent concomitant saphenous vein aortocoronary bypass. There were no operative deaths. Excision of the tumor resulted in marked symptomatic improvement. There have been no recurrences. A review of the pertinent literature is presented.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Cardíacas
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Mixoma
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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En
Revista:
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino)
Año:
1986
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Article
Pais de publicación:
Italia