Atrial Myxomas Grow Faster Than We Think |
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| Authors: | Jeroen Walpot MD Bharati Shivalkar MD PhD FESC Inez Rodrigus MD PhD W Hans Pasteuning MD Raymond Hokken MD PhD |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Cardiology, Admiraal De Ruyter Ziekenhuis, Vlissingen, the Netherlands;2. Cardiology;3. Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Antwerp, Antwerp‐Edegem, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | The finding of a cardiac myxoma usually implies immediate consequent surgical excision to prevent embolic events. Reports with documented growth rate are therefore very rare, and the actual growth rate remains a controversial issue. We report the growth of a left atrial myxoma in an asymptomatic 65‐year‐old patient with several years of follow up for aortic valve disease. A MEDLINE search with the terms “cardiac myxoma and tumor growth” was performed. The calculated growth rate showed an average growth rate of 0.49 cm/month. These reports suggest that the growth rate of myxomas may be faster than is usually thought. (Echocardiography 2010,27:E128‐E131) |
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| Keywords: | left atrial myxoma growth rate transthoracic echocardiography |
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