Myxomas are the most common type of cardiac tumours in all age groups accounting for one-third to one-half of cases at postmortum and for about three quarter of tumours treated surgically. Most atrial myxomas, whether left or right, arise from the atrial septum. About 10% have other sites of origin, particularly posterior wall, anterior wall and the appendages (in order of frequency). Myxomas a...

Atrial myxomas are the commonest primary cardiac tumors and usually affect the left atrium. Patients with atrial myxomas present with intracardiac obstruction, embolization to the pulmonary and systemic circulation, or constitutional symptoms. The coronary arteries' involvement in myxomatous embolization, although rare, has been described to cause acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We report a ...

Atrial myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors. Patients with left atrial myxomas generally present with mechanical obstruction of blood flow, systemic embolization, and constitutional symptoms. We present a case of an unusually large left atrial myxoma discovered incidentally in a patient with longstanding dyspnea being managed as bronchial asthma.

INTRODUCTION Atrial myxomas are the most frequent benign tumors of the heart. Left atrial myxomas are about 3-4 times more frequent then right. Clinical findings reveal atrioventricular obstruction symptoms and signs, symptoms and signs of peripheral arteries or pulmonary artery embolisation and/or nonspecific symptoms. AIM Review of atrial myxomas diagnosed at the Clinic of Cardiology in 20 ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether atrial myxomas express antigens suggesting a neural origin. DESIGN A retrospective analysis based on immunohistochemical examination of myxoma tissue. SETTING Atrial myxomas excised by two tertiary referral cardiothoracic surgical units. SUBJECTS 24 excised atrial myxomas. Three were from known cases of familial myxoma syndrome. METHODS Immunohistochemical...

Introduction: Primary tumors of the heart are a rare finding, and the most common benign tumors are cardiac myxomas, accounting for up to 80% of cases. They are of endocardial origin therefore the prevalence of myxomas in the atrial septum is highest. Among myxomas left atrial ones are the most common (75%), followed by right atrial ones (18%). Case Presentation: We present a case of a cardiac ...

UNLABELLED Cardiac myxomas are histologically benign tumors but they may be lethal because of their strategic position. They have variable presentations and excellent prognosis after surgical excision. Left atrial myxomas may mimic mitral stenosis and is very rarely associated with pleural effusion. We presented a case of left atrial myxoma blocking mitral orifice and causing recurrent pulmonar...

No cardiological signs or symptoms were seen in three patients with left atrial myxomas. The diagnosis was established by cross sectional echocardiography. In two patients this investigation was performed to exclude a cardiac source of systemic emboli. The third patient had constitutional signs only. All three had raised erythrocyte sedimentation rates and C reactive protein concentrations. In ...

Atrial myxomas are the most common primary tumors of the heart. Neurologic involvement usually occurs as a stroke with ischemic episodes. Following excision of cardiac myxomas, delayed neurologic events owing to aneurysms are rare and have not been reported from India. We report an operated case of left atrial myxoma. The patient initially presented with a stroke and 6 months after the surgery,...