Cardiac myxomas: clinical presentation, diagnosis and management

• Published in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) Vol. 108; no. 11; pp. 827 - 833
• Main Authors: Griborio-Guzman, Andres G, Aseyev, Olexiy I, Shah, Hyder, Sadreddini, Masoud
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and British Cardiovascular Society 01.06.2022; BMJ Publishing Group LTD
• Subjects: Aneurysms; arrhythmias; cardiac; Cardiac arrhythmia; cardiac imaging techniques; cardiac surgical procedures; Connective tissue diseases; Dyspnea; Electrocardiography; Embolization; Heart failure; Ischemia; Nervous system; Pulmonary hypertension; Review; Stroke; Transient ischemic attack; Tumors; Ultrasonic imaging; heart failure; cardiac imaging techniques; arrhythmias; stroke; cardiac surgical procedures; cardiac

Cardiac myxomas (CM) are the most common type of primary cardiac tumours in adults, which have an approximate incidence of up to 0.2% in some autopsy series. The purpose of this review is to summarise the literature on CM, including clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, work-up including im...