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Comparison of Clinical and Echocardiographic Characteristics between Cardiac Myxomas and Masses Mimicking Myxoma.

Sun Hwa LeeJoon Sung ParkJae-Hyeong ParkJung Yeon ChinWon Sik YoonHyung Yoon KimJae Yeong ChoKye Hun KimWon Ho Kim
Published in: Korean circulation journal (2020)
Of 265 patients with an echocardiographic diagnosis with cardiac myxomas, 174 (65.7%) were surgically confirmed with myxomas. Compared with cardiac myxoma, other tumors were smaller and more frequently found in non-atrial sites. Thrombi were associated with AF and larger LA diameter.
Keyphrases
  • left ventricular
  • left atrial
  • atrial fibrillation
  • pulmonary hypertension
  • mitral valve
  • ejection fraction
  • ultrasound guided
  • optical coherence tomography