Echocardiographic and morphologic characteristics of left atrial myxoma and their relation to systemic embolism

We examined the relation between the echocardiographic morphology of cardiac myxoma and systemic embolism in 25 patients. Two distinct types of myxoma could be identified by echocardiography: round type characterized by solid and round shape with nonmobile surface (n = 13, 52%), and polypoid type ch...

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Published in:The American journal of cardiology 1999-06, Vol.83 (11), p.1579-1582
Main Authors: Ha, Jong-Won, Kang, Woong-Chul, Chung, Namsik, Chang, Byung-Chul, Rim, Se-Joong, Kwon, Jin-Wook, Jang, Yangsoo, Shim, Won-Heum, Cho, Seung-Yun, Kim, Sung-Soon, Cho, Sang-Ho
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cardiology
Coronary Vessels - diagnostic imaging
Coronary Vessels - pathology
Echocardiography
Embolism - diagnostic imaging
Embolism - pathology
Female
Heart
Heart Atria
Heart Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging
Heart Neoplasms - pathology
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Male
Medical research
Middle Aged
Tumors
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Summary:We examined the relation between the echocardiographic morphology of cardiac myxoma and systemic embolism in 25 patients. Two distinct types of myxoma could be identified by echocardiography: round type characterized by solid and round shape with nonmobile surface (n = 13, 52%), and polypoid type characterized by soft and irregular shape with mobile surface (n = 12, 48%); multiple regression analysis revealed the polypoid type of tumor was the only independent predictor of systemic embolism (p = 0.0029).
ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9149(99)00156-3