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Atkins CA, Cashen K, Jackson K, Beckerman Z, Sherwin JI. Pulmonary embolism from right ventricular myxoma in a child with undiagnosed Carney complex. Cardiol Young 2024:1-3. [PMID: 38606633 DOI: 10.1017/s1047951124000684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2024]
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Pediatric pulmonary embolism occurs in 8.6-57 per 100,000 hospitalised children. We report a novel case of bilateral pulmonary emboli in a child presenting with dyspnoea who was found to have large right ventricular myxoma and subsequent diagnosis of Carney complex. After resection of the right ventricular myxoma and bilateral pulmonary embolectomy, she had a full recovery and an excellent outcome.
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, USA
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Liu X, Shen H, Yu J, Luo F, Li T, Li Q, Yuan X, Sun Y, Zhou Z. Resolving the heterogeneous tumour microenvironment in cardiac myxoma through single-cell and spatial transcriptomics. Clin Transl Med 2024; 14:e1581. [PMID: 38318640 PMCID: PMC10844892 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.1581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac myxoma (CM) is the most common (58%-80%) type of primary cardiac tumours. Currently, there is a need to develop medical therapies, especially for patients not physically suitable for surgeries. However, the mechanisms that shape the tumour microenvironment (TME) in CM remain largely unknown, which impedes the development of targeted therapies. Here, we aimed to dissect the TME in CM at single-cell and spatial resolution. METHODS We performed single-cell transcriptomic sequencing and Visium CytAssist spatial transcriptomic (ST) assays on tumour samples from patients with CM. A comprehensive analysis was performed, including unsupervised clustering, RNA velocity, clonal substructure inference of tumour cells and cell-cell communication. RESULTS Unsupervised clustering of 34 759 cells identified 12 clusters, which were assigned to endothelial cells (ECs), mesenchymal stroma cells (MSCs), and tumour-infiltrating immune cells. Myxoma tumour cells were found to encompass two closely related phenotypic states, namely, EC-like tumour cells (ETCs) and MSC-like tumour cells (MTCs). According to RNA velocity, our findings suggest that ETCs may be directly differentiated from MTCs. The immune microenvironment of CM was found to contain multiple factors that promote immune suppression and evasion, underscoring the potential of using immunotherapies as a treatment option. Hyperactive signals sent primarily by tumour cells were identified, such as MDK, HGF, chemerin, and GDF15 signalling. Finally, the ST assay uncovered spatial features of the subclusters, proximal cell-cell communication, and clonal evolution of myxoma tumour cells. CONCLUSIONS Our study presents the first comprehensive characterisation of the TME in CM at both single-cell and spatial resolution. Our study provides novel insight into the differentiation of myxoma tumour cells and advance our understanding of the TME in CM. Given the rarity of cardiac tumours, our study provides invaluable datasets and promotes the development of medical therapies for CM.
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- Xuanyu Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of Cardiovascular DiseasesCenter of Laboratory MedicineFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of Cardiovascular DiseasesCenter of Laboratory MedicineFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of Cardiovascular DiseasesCenter of Laboratory MedicineFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of Cardiovascular DiseasesCenter of Laboratory MedicineFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of Cardiovascular DiseasesCenter of Laboratory MedicineFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of Cardiovascular DiseasesCenter of Laboratory MedicineFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
- Department of Cardiovascular SurgeryFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
- Department of PathologyFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular DiseaseFuwai HospitalNational Center for Cardiovascular DiseasesChinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical CollegeBeijingChina
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Molecular Diagnostics of Cardiovascular DiseasesCenter of Laboratory MedicineFuwai HospitalBeijingChina
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Maldonado-Suarez J, Del Rio Santiago V, Molina-Lopez VH. Large Right Atrial Myxoma: A Rare Presentation. Cureus 2024; 16:e54265. [PMID: 38496107 PMCID: PMC10944363 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.54265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/19/2024] Open
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We present a case of a 74-year-old female with a large right atrial myxoma who initially presented to her primary care physician with nonspecific constitutional and abdominal symptoms. Her presenting symptoms were initially thought to originate from her gastrointestinal tract, but her workup for a gastrointestinal disorder was nondiagnostic. It was not until this patient developed symptoms of overt right heart failure that a cardiac condition was suspected. Our case highlights the importance of understanding the potential of cardiac myxomas to mimic many diseases, including cardiac, infective, neurologic, immunologic, pulmonary, and malignant diseases. Therefore, clinicians must always maintain a high index of suspicion for cardiac myxomas when evaluating patients with cardiac and non-cardiac-related symptoms that may be due to these tumors.
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Machida N, Sasaki T, Kimura Y. Pathological features of primary cardiac myxoid tumour in dogs: a review of 11 cases (2002-2022). J Comp Pathol 2023; 207:50-58. [PMID: 37944473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcpa.2023.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/12/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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This report documents the pathological features of primary cardiac myxoid tumour (MT) in 11 dogs. Macroscopically, all the tumours were located in the tricuspid valve (TV), its septal leaflet being predominantly affected. Therefore, it appears that the TV is the most common site of occurrence for cardiac MT in dogs. Two gross anatomical types of canine valvular MT were evident. Seven of the 11 tumours were round or oval with a smooth or gently lobulated and glistening surface, while the other four were gelatinous, multilobulated and polypoid, with an irregular surface. Microscopically, in nine cases the tumours had an abundant myxoid matrix within which elongated spindle-shaped cells with no remarkable cytological atypia were sparsely embedded, suggesting a benign character (ie, myxoma). In the other two cases the tumours consisted of variably dense, haphazardly arranged, interlacing streams of anaplastic spindle-shaped or polygonal cells containing many mitotic figures, indicative of a malignant form of myxoma (ie, myxosarcoma). Isolated or clustered collections of myxoma cells (eg, cords, rings, syncytia) characteristic of human atrial myxoma were only rarely evident or lacking in all 11 cases, indicating that rarity or absence of such structural features may be specific to valvular MTs. Immunohistochemical findings were indicative of smooth muscle differentiation of the neoplastic cells. Tumour embolization to the intrapulmonary arteries and/or tumour implantation on the endocardium of the right heart chambers was evident only in the four cases of irregular-surfaced MT.
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- Noboru Machida
- Laboratory of Veterinary Clinical Oncology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Clinical Oncology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Clinical Oncology, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, 3-5-8 Saiwai-cho, Fuchu, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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Khan MQA, Zaheer A, Yasir SB, Fatima R, Anand A. Management of calcified right atrial myxoma extending into the inferior vena cava: a case report. J Surg Case Rep 2023; 2023:rjad568. [PMID: 37854527 PMCID: PMC10581705 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjad568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023] Open
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Cardiac myxomas can rarely involve the right atrium, get calcified and involve the inferior vena cava (IVC). Early surgical intervention is critical to prevent life-threatening complications. We presented the case of a 39-year-old male with fever, cough and shortness of breath for 1 week. Initial laboratory investigations revealed leucocytosis and thrombocytopenia. His electrocardiogram was normal, and his chest X-ray showed bilateral infiltrates. Based on the findings of a high-resolution chest computed tomography scan, echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, we made a provisional diagnosis of calcified right atrial myxoma extending up to the IVC. We managed the case with cardiopulmonary bypass via aortic cannulation followed by a right atriotomy. Post-operatively, the patient's condition improved and was doing well on monthly follow-ups.
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- Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi 75300, Pakistan
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- Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi 75300, Pakistan
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- Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi 75300, Pakistan
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- B. P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan 56700, Nepal
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Martin SJ, Maxey-Jones C, Zhou Z, Nazem A, Cherney A, Lutz CJ. Robot-Assisted Excision of a Left Ventricular Myxoma and Hemangioma. Innovations (Phila) 2023; 18:506-508. [PMID: 37786985 DOI: 10.1177/15569845231199741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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Left ventricular masses are rare entities that often require surgical excision when diagnosed due to the risk of embolization. We report 2 separate patients presenting with evidence of cerebral embolization both of whom were diagnosed with isolated left ventricular masses and underwent surgical excision through a robot-assisted approach. Microscopic pathology revealed a myxoma and hemangioma, respectively. Both cases demonstrate that left ventricular masses can be feasibly excised through a robot-assisted minithoracotomy approach.
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Asad D, Abu Moch MA, Amarin H, Abdeen AW, Sinokrot J, Bhais NM, Arda YN, Khalil OR, Safadi T, Khatib H. Left Ventricular Myxoma: A Case Report. Cureus 2023; 15:e46112. [PMID: 37900396 PMCID: PMC10612123 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.46112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/31/2023] Open
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Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary cardiac neoplasms, with only a small percentage being found in the left ventricle. Herein, we describe a 25-year-old male who presented with a complaint of chest pain for almost three months and was found to have a 2x2 cm encapsulated tumor attached by a 2-3 mm stalk to the mid-septum, 5 cm below the aortic annulus, via echocardiography. Additionally, a chest CT angiography was performed and revealed a small defect in the left ventricle with a low attenuation density originating from the septum. The tumor was later managed surgically with a median sternotomy approach, and left ventricular myxoma was confirmed histopathologically. Even though cardiac myxomas are incredibly uncommon, they are usually located in the left and right atria and are very unlikely to present in the left ventricle. This incident highlights the importance of taking cardiac myxoma into account as a potential differential diagnosis in cases of chest pain to prevent any further complications.
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- Diya Asad
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PSE
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- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PSE
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- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PSE
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- Internal Medicine, Al-Quds University, Jerusalem, PSE
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- Cardiac Surgery, Al-Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem, PSE
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- Cardiac Surgery, Al-Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem, PSE
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Volbers B, Kallmünzer B, Seiffge DJ. Editorial: Pushing the boundaries in acute ischemic stroke treatment. Front Neurol 2023; 14:1245890. [PMID: 37645608 PMCID: PMC10461547 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2023.1245890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023] Open
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- Bastian Volbers
- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Zhang S, Wang J, Song F, Yang F, Li F, Liu S, Ma J, Zhang H, Ma X. Case report: Left atrial myxoma with morphology of cavernous hemangioma supplied by the right coronary artery. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1207339. [PMID: 37593147 PMCID: PMC10427500 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1207339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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Here, we report an unusual case of left atrial myxoma presented with morphology of cavernous hemangioma supplied by the right coronary artery. Surgical resection of the left atrium myxoma was performed, and the patient experienced an uneventful recovery during hospitalization.
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- Shouji Zhang
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Provincial Qianfoshan Hospital, Shandong Institute of Anesthesia and Respiratory Critical Medicine, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Imaging Department, Pingyin Chinese Medicine Hospital, Jinan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Sadia H, Oshikoya AF, Sachdev P, Fasoranti-Sowemimo OF, Shawl SH, Kumar K, Mohamed AS, Haseeb M, Nasir H. Atrial Myxoma: An Unusual Etiology of Ischemic Stroke in an Adult Patient. Cureus 2023; 15:e40599. [PMID: 37469821 PMCID: PMC10353846 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.40599] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Atrial myxoma is the most frequent primary cardiac tumor; however, it is a rare, substantial cause of cardiogenic emboli causing a stroke, especially in young adults. A cardiac myxoma has no specific clinical presentation, ranging from constitutional symptoms to non-cardiac symptoms and emboli, which leads to a diagnostic challenge in the clinical process. We report a case of a left atrial myxoma in an adult female who presented with sudden onset of right-sided weakness, headache, and numbness. Imaging confirmed cardiogenic emboli from the cardiac myxoma, which was reflected in an ischemic stroke.
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- Haleema Sadia
- Internal Medicine, Khyber Teaching Hospital Peshawar, Peshawar, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Near East University, Nicosia, CYP
- Internal Medicine, General Hospital Odan, Lagos, NGA
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- Internal Medicine, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro, PAK
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- Internal Medicine, Midwest Sleep and Wellness Clinic, Chicago, USA
- Medicine, Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), Chittagong, BGD
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- Medicine and Surgery, Liaquat National Hospital and Medical College, Karachi, PAK
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- Medicine, Allama Iqbal Medical College, Lahore, PAK
- Internal Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, Brooklyn, USA
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- Internal Medicine, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, PAK
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Manche N, Mercer MK, Baruah D. Diagnosis and Treatment of Cardiac Myxoma. Cureus 2023; 15:e39148. [PMID: 37378149 PMCID: PMC10292048 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.39148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary cardiac neoplasm. It is a benign tumor that typically arises in the left atrium, specifically from the interatrial septum adjacent to the fossa ovalis. We present a case of a 71-year-old male presenting with hematuria that was incidentally found to have a left atrial myxoma on a CT urogram. Follow-up CT and MRI of the heart demonstrated findings compatible with myxoma. Cardiothoracic surgery was consulted, and the patient underwent resection of the left atrial mass, which was confirmed to be a myxoma on pathology.
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- Nathaniel Manche
- Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
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- Diagnostic Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, USA
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Liu Y, Li X, Liu Z, Jiang Y, Lu C, Ge S, Zhang C. Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Right Heart Myxoma and Its Comparison with Left Heart Myxoma: A Single-Center Retrospective Study. Anatol J Cardiol 2023; 27:146-52. [PMID: 36856593 DOI: 10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2022.2585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac myxomas are commonly located in the left atrium but rarely affect the right side of the heart. We retrospectively analyzed 28 patients receiving surgical treatment for right heart myxomas at our center and aimed to summarize the clinical features and surgical outcomes of right heart myxomas. METHODS Between May 2001 and June 2022, 244 patients with sporadic cardiac myxomas underwent complete surgical resection. Twenty-eight patients (28/244, 11.48%) were right heart myxomas. Among the 28 right heart myxoma cases, 25 underwent median sternotomy and 3 underwent robotic or total thoracoscopic procedures. The clinical features, operative information, and follow-up data of right heart myxoma were comprehensively reviewed, and clinical characteristics between right heart myxoma and left heart myxoma were also compared. RESULTS A significant difference was noted in sex between right heart myxoma and left heart myxoma (P <.05). Right heart myxoma had a higher asymptomatic rate (17.86% vs. 3.70%, P =.007) and a lower embolization rate (3.57% vs. 30.09%, P =.003) than left heart myxoma. The most common attachment site of right heart myxoma is the atrial septum. The mean operative duration and cardiopulmonary bypass time of right heart myxoma resection were 207.71 ± 53.40 minutes and 63.86 ± 29.73 minutes, respectively, with an in-hospital mortality rate of 3.57%. During the follow-up, 2 patients died of noncardiac causes. The overall 1-, 2-, and 5-year actuarial survival rates after right heart myxoma resection were 95.8%, 90.8%, and 84.7%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS As a rare cardiac tumor, the clinical characteristics of right heart myxoma are different from typical left heart myxoma in some aspects, such as sex, asymptomatic rate, and embolization rate. Prompt surgical resection of right heart myxoma gives excellent early and midterm results.
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Ma K, Zhao D, Li X, Duan H, Yan C, Wang S, Zeng L, Xu K, Lai Y, Chen B, Mu N, Yang C, Quan Y, Li Z, Wang X, Feng H, Li F. Case report: Multiple brain metastases of atrial myxoma: Clinical experience and literature review. Front Neurol 2023; 13:1046441. [PMID: 36845225 PMCID: PMC9944787 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.1046441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/22/2022] [Indexed: 02/11/2023] Open
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Myxoma is the most common type of benign cardiac tumor in adults, and it has a strong tendency to embolize or metastasize to distant organs. Patients with multiple brain metastases have rarely been seen in clinics; hence, standard treatment protocols for multimyxoma metastasis in the brain have not been established. We present the case of a 47-year-old female who had convulsions in the right hand and repeated seizures. Computed tomography revealed multiple tumor sites in her brain. Craniotomy was conducted to remove the tumor sites. However, recurrent brain tumors and unexpected cerebral infarctions occurred frequently shortly after the treatment because the cardiac myxoma had not been treated due to the patient's personal concerns. The myxoma was resected by gamma knife radiosurgery, and temozolomide was given prior to cardiac surgery. There has been no evidence of tumor recurrence from the 2 years following the surgery until the present. This case highlights the importance of prioritizing cardiac lesions over cerebral lesions; if a cerebral metastasis has been found, it is likely that the cardiac myxoma is already unstable, with high rates of spread and metastasis. Therefore, it is unwise to treat metastasis sites before the cardiac myxoma. Additionally, the case suggests that gamma knife radiosurgery combined with temozolomide is effective as treatment for multiple myxoma metastasis in the brain. Compared with conventional cerebral surgery, gamma knife radiosurgery is safer, causes less bleeding, and requires a shorter time for recovery.
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- Kang Ma
- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Chongqing Sanbo Changan Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Cardiosurgery, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery and Key Laboratory of Neurotrauma, Southwest Hospital, Third Military Medical University (Army Medical University), Chongqing, China,*Correspondence: Fei Li ✉
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Görür DA, Şaşkin H. Clinical characteristics, diagnostic methods and results of surgically treated histologically benign cardiac myxomas. Cardiovasc J Afr 2023; 34:1-8. [PMID: 36752152 DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2022-069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Myxomas are primary cardiac tumours that may be detected incidentally due to embolic events, intracardiac obstructive features or non-specific structural symptoms. The aim of this study was to share our experience of clinical features, diagnostic methods, surgical procedures and postoperative follow up of surgically treated cardiac myxomas. METHODS Data of 34 patients who underwent surgery for a cardiac myxoma between January 2006 and June 2022 were retrospectively analysed. Group 1 (n = 19) consisted of patients who were symptomatic and group 2 ( n = 15) patients were asymptomatic. The medical records of the patients, their clinical status, diagnostic methods, operation information and postoperative course data were collected and recorded. RESULTS A total of 34 patients (16 female; mean age 54.5 ± 8.8 years) underwent cardiac myxoma resection with cardiopulmonary bypass. Fifteen (44.1%) patients were diagnosed incidentally with asymptomatic myxoma. An additional cardiac surgical procedure was performed in six patients (17.7%). The 34 cardiac myxomas that were surgically resected were localised in the left atrium in 25 patients (73.5%) and in the right atrium in nine patients (26.5%). Patients' most common symptoms were dyspnoea (42.1%), palpitations (21.1%), ischaemic stroke (15.8%) and syncope (10.5%). There was no incident of 30-day mortality and no recurrence was observed in any patient during the follow-up period. The duration of surgical intervention in symptomatic patients was significantly shorter than in asymptomatic patients (p = 0.0001), but there was no statistical difference in terms of characteristics. CONCLUSIONS Myxomas are benign tumours, but they are serious pathologies that require early treatment because of signs of obstruction, embolic complications and confusion, with left atrial thrombus in the differential diagnosis.
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- Durmuş Alper Görür
- Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Kocaeli, Turkey.
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- Cardiovascular Surgery Clinic, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Health Sciences University, Kocaeli, Turkey
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Qi W, Yu XL, Yang DX, Hu XK, Chen JP, Yao YT. Anesthetic management of patients undergoing cardiac myxoma resection: a single-center retrospective analysis. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1126822. [PMID: 37180773 PMCID: PMC10174229 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1126822] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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Background Myxomas are the most common primary cardiac tumors. Intracardiac myxomas, although benign, could cause serious consequences such as tricuspid or mitral valve obstruction, hemodynamic collapse, and acute heart failure, which pose challenges during anesthetic management. The current study was designed to summarize the anesthetic management of patients undergoing cardiac myxoma resection. Methods This study was performed retrospectively from the perioperative period of patients who underwent myxoma resection. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether the myxoma prolapsed into the ventricle (group O) or not (group N) to evaluate the impact of tricuspid or mitral valve with obstruction. Results 110 patients, aged 17-78 years, undergoing cardiac myxoma resection between January 2019 and December 2021 were collected, and their perioperative characteristics were recorded. In the preoperative evaluation, common clinical symptoms included dyspnea and palpitation, whereas embolic events occurred in 8 patients, including 5 (4.5%) cerebral thromboembolic events, 2 (1.8%) femoral artery, and 1 (0.9%) obstructive coronary artery. According to the echocardiography, left atrial myxoma was detected in 104 (94.5%) patients, the average dimension of myxoma was 4.03 cm ± 1.52 cm in the largest diameter, and 48 patients were divided into group O. During intraoperative anesthetic management, hemodynamic instability occurred in 38 (34.5%) patients after anesthesia induction. More patients in group O had hemodynamic instability (47.9% vs. 24.2%, p = 0.009) than in group N. The mean postoperative length of stay in the hospital was 10.64 ± 3.01 days, and most of the patients made an uneventful postoperative recovery. Conclusions Anesthetic management for myxoma resection can be composed by assessing the myxoma, particularly the echocardiography evaluation and preventing cardiovascular instability. Typically, tricuspid or mitral valve with obstruction is a premier ingredient in anesthetic management.
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- Wei Qi
- Department of Anesthesiology, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Department of Gynecology, Ningbo Women and Children’s Hospital, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Ningbo No.2 Hospital, Zhejiang, China
- Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
- Correspondence: Yun-tai Yao
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Ma L, Cai B, Qiao ML, Fan ZX, Fang LB, Wang CB, Liu GZ. Risk factors assessment and a Bayesian network model for predicting ischemic stroke in patients with cardiac myxoma. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1128022. [PMID: 37034338 PMCID: PMC10079949 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1128022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/11/2023] Open
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Objective This study aims to identify relevant risk factors, assess the interactions between variables, and establish a predictive model for ischemic stroke (IS) in patients with cardiac myxoma (CM) using the Bayesian network (BN) approach. Methods Data of patients with CM were collected from three tertiary comprehensive hospitals in Beijing from January 2002 to January 2022. Age, sex, medical history, and information related to CM were extracted from the electronic medical record system. The BN model was constructed using the tabu search algorithm, and the conditional probability of each node was calculated using the maximum likelihood estimation method. The probability of each node of the network and the interrelationship between IS and its related factors were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed. A receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve was also plotted. Sensitivity, specificity, and area under the curve (AUC) values were calculated and compared between the BN and logistic regression models to evaluate the efficiency of the predictive model. Results A total of 416 patients with CM were enrolled in this study, including 61 with and 355 without IS. The BN model found that cardiac symptoms, systemic embolic symptoms, platelet counts, and tumor with high mobility were directly associated with the occurrence of IS in patients with CM. The BN model for predicting CM-IS achieved higher scores on AUC {0.706 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.639-0.773]} vs. [0.697 (95% CI, 0.629-0.766)] and sensitivity (99.44% vs. 98.87%), but lower scores on accuracies (85.82% vs. 86.06%) and specificity (6.56% vs. 11.48%) than the logistic regression model. Conclusion Cardiac symptoms, systemic embolic symptoms, platelet counts, and tumor with high mobility are candidate predictors of IS in patients with CM. The BN model was superior or at least non-inferior to the traditional logistic regression model, and hence is potentially useful for early IS detection, diagnosis, and prevention in clinical practice.
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- Lin Ma
- Department of Neurology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Practice Medicine, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Fangshan District Liangxiang Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Fuxing Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- Correspondence: Guang-Zhi Liu
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Alhasso AA, Ahmed OF, Mohammed-Saeed DH, Kakamad FH, Almodhaffer SS, Zaid ZA, Abdullah HO, Ali RK, Kakamad SH, Omar DA, Abdalla BA, Mohammed SH, Mustafa MQ. Operative management and outcomes in patients with myxomas: A single-center experience. Front Surg 2023; 10:1084447. [PMID: 37151857 PMCID: PMC10154567 DOI: 10.3389/fsurg.2023.1084447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Background Cardiac myxoma is a rare cardiac tumor that may be asymptomatic or can cause embolization or intracardiac obstruction, leading to heart failure, sudden cardiac death, and arrhythmia. This study aims to report an 11-year experience of a single center in the management of cardiac myxoma. Method This study is a single-center retrospective case series. Eighty cases of cardiac myxoma were collected in Ibn Albitar's specialized center for cardiac surgery. Transthoracic echocardiography was used to make the preoperative diagnosis in all patients. The surgeries were undertaken through the standard approach of a median sternotomy. All four cardiac chambers were thoroughly explored for additional myxomas. The major objective of the operations was complete tumor resection. Result The mean age of the patients was 46.3 years. Females (67.5%) were predominant over males (32.5%). Shortness of breath was the most common symptom (86.25%). The left atrium was the most affected site (83.75%), followed by the right atrium (13.75%). Coronary artery bypass grafting was required as the secondary or associated intervention in 19 (23.75%) cases. The recurrence rate was 11.25%, with a mortality rate of 3.75%. Conclusion Recurrence and tumor embolism are risks of surgical intervention for myxoma. Good preparation using transthoracic echocardiography as a diagnostic tool and standard median sternotomy to complete resection of the tumors can decrease the rate of recurrence, embolism, and even mortality.
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- College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Scientific Affairs, Smart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Sulaimani Centre for Heart Disease, Sulaimani, Iraq
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- College of Medicine, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Scientific Affairs, Smart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Kscien Organization, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Correspondence: Fahmi H. Kakamad
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ibn Albittar Cardiac Surgeon, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Scientific Affairs, Smart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Kscien Organization, Sulaimani, Iraq
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- Kscien Organization, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Medical Laboratory Technology, Shaqlawa Technical College, Erbil Polytechnic University, Erbil, Iraq
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- Scientific Affairs, Smart Health Tower, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Kscien Organization, Sulaimani, Iraq
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- Kscien Organization, Sulaimani, Iraq
- Department of Medical Analysis, Tishk International University, Erbil, Iraq
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Kacar P, Pavsic N, Bervar M, Strazar ZD, Zadnik V, Jelenc M, Prokselj K. Cardiac myxoma: single tertiary centre experience. Radiol Oncol 2022; 56:535-40. [PMID: 36259335 DOI: 10.2478/raon-2022-0041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Although cardiac myxoma (CM) are rare and benign, they can cause life-threatening complications, such as hemodynamic disturbances or embolization. Surgical excision of the tumour is the treatment of choice. The aim of the study was to evaluate the epidemiological characteristics, clinical presentation, imaging findings, and outcomes of surgical treatment of patients with CM treated in the largest tertiary care centre in Slovenia. PATIENTS AND METHODS We retrospectively analysed the medical records of all patients referred to our institution between January 2005 and December 2020 and identified 39 consecutive adult patients with pathologically confirmed CM. RESULTS The average annual incidence of CM in the study was 3 per 2 million population per year. Patients were more often female (n = 25, 64%). The mean age at diagnosis was 63.1 ± 13.6 years. Dyspnoea was the most common presenting symptom (31%). CM was an incidental finding in 11 patients (28%). Seven patients presented with thromboembolic event (18%). Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) was performed in all patients, however additional imaging was required in 22 patients (56%). All patients in our series were successfully treated surgically without in-hospital mortality. During the follow-up period (6 months to 16 years) three patients (8%) died, and all deaths were unrelated to CM. There was no recurrence of CM during the follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Our single-centre study confirms that CM is rare cardiac tumour with diverse clinical presentation. Our data shows data that CM might be more prevalent than considered before. Surgical resection of the tumour is safe with excellent short- and long-term outcomes.
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Ageely GA, Alsulami SS, Alkenani AA, Albeshri EEMS. Cardiac myxoma presenting with multisystem involvement. Saudi Med J 2022; 43:1057-1061. [PMID: 36104063 PMCID: PMC9987664 DOI: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.9.20220346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Accepted: 07/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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A cardiac myxoma is a rare tumor that could be incidental or present with common symptoms due to embolization. A minority of cases are attributed to carney complex, a rare inherited disease. A 73-year-old Asian male presented with acute left-side weakness, slurred speech, gait imbalance, and subacute constitutional symptoms. Left atrial myxoma was discovered by computed tomography and confirmed by echocardiography. Brain imaging revealed pituitary macroadenoma with subarachnoid and intraventricular hemorrages. The hormonal profile confirmed pituitary apoplexy, for which hormone replacement was initiated. Workup also revealed multiple endocrine tumors and excluded infection and malignancy. Myxoma resection could not be carried out, due to the patient's rapid clinical deterioration and death.Furthermore, the presence of cardiac myxoma, non-functioning pituitary macroadenomas, and pituitary apoplexy is extremely rare and rarely documented in the literature. Therefore, we emphasize clinical awareness of rare conditions with atypical presentations to improve outcomes.
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- Ghofran A. Ageely
- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Radiology Division, Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Radiology Division, Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Radiology Division, Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- From the Department of Internal Medicine, Radiology Division, Rabigh Medical College, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Yin H, Mao W, Tan H, Zhu N, Wan Q, Shi J, Qiu L, Xiu Y, Luo R, Yu H, Shi H. Role of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in cardiac and pericardial masses. J Nucl Cardiol 2022; 29:1293-1303. [PMID: 33462788 DOI: 10.1007/s12350-020-02510-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Considering the few reported cardiac masses, PET/CT in the imaging workup of cardiac masses is not well established. This retrospective study analyzed the role of 18F-FDG PET/CT imaging in cardiac/pericardial masses. METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty-nine patients with newly diagnosed cardiac/pericardial masses who underwent PET/CT and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) were recruited. Echocardiographic and PET/CT characteristics were evaluated for predictive value in differentiating malignant and non-malignant lesions using histologic confirmation as the gold standard. The McNemar test was used to test the differences in sensitivity between PET/CT and TTE. 18F-FDG PET/CT had higher sensitivity in determining the malignancy of cardiac/pericardial masses compared to TTE (sensitivity, 96.6% vs 72.4%, P = .039). However, when pericardial masses were excluded from the analysis, the difference in sensitivity between the two was not statistically significant (sensitivity, 95.6% vs 78.3%, P = .219). 18F-FDG PET/CT identified two malignant pericardial masses missed on TTE, changed the diagnostic orientation of TTE in 15 patients, and found seven patients with extracardiac lesions in 29 malignant patients. CONCLUSIONS PET/CT was an effective additional image modality in patients with suspected malignant cardiac mass for further confirmation and to screen for potential metastasis.
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- Hongyan Yin
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Echocardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Echocardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, 180 Fenglin Rd, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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Singh B, Gupta RK, Tandon R, Soni A, Kaur H, Mohan B, Wander GS. Prolapsing giant right atrial myxoma in a young male presenting as pulmonary embolism. Echocardiography 2022; 39:645-646. [PMID: 35279874 DOI: 10.1111/echo.15335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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A 22-year male presented with complaints of dyspnea. Multimodality imaging revealed a polypoidal right atrial mass with submassive pulmonary embolism. The patient underwent urgent surgery. The pathological examination confirmed it as cardiac myxoma. Cardiac myxoma, a most common primary cardiac tumor, is commonly found in the left atrium. The right atrium is an uncommon site and the usual mode of presentation is the tumor or thrombus embolization to the pulmonary circulation.
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- Bhupinder Singh
- Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of cardiothoracic surgery, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Pathology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India
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Özpak E, Defruyt L, Braeckeveldt L, Czapla J, Vandecasteele E. The use of point-of-care ultrasound in new-onset dyspnea: an unexpected diagnosis. Acta Clin Belg 2022; 77:153-156. [PMID: 32684115 DOI: 10.1080/17843286.2020.1794510] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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In this article, we report a patient with new-onset dyspnea and symptoms suggestive of heart failure, who had an unexpected diagnosis of a large left atrial myxoma with diastolic protrusion into the left ventricle. We further underline the role of cardiac Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) in the initial evaluation of patients with cardiac complaints in the emergency room setting. It can help to differentiate the patients' symptoms in order to achieve a more accurate diagnosis and thus increase the efficacy of the established therapy. In some cases, as with this patient, it can help to establish a diagnosis which needs prompt therapy.
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- Emine Özpak
- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Ghent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Ghent, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Ghent, Gent, Belgium
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Liao Z, Huang W, Hu Q, Wang Z, Pan L, Zheng W. Chylothorax caused by left atrial myxoma: A rare case report. J Card Surg 2021; 36:4792-4795. [PMID: 34647368 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.16074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Myxoma is the most common tumor of the heart that can cause embolism, obstruction, and cardiac failure, but rarely causes chylothorax. We herein report a case of chylothorax caused by left atrial myxoma, which responded to diuretic therapy and was subsequently cured by resecting cardiac myxoma. CASE PRESENTATION This is a case of a 63-year-old male with symptoms of cardiac insufficiency who was diagnosed with a left atrial myxoma. The patient also had a massive pleural effusion on the right side, which was diagnosed as chylothorax by Sudan III staining and the content of triglyceride. The pleural effusion disappeared and the symptoms of heart failure were relieved after draining the effusion with a fine thoracic drainage tube, but pleural effusion and cardiac insufficiency symptoms relapsed soon. Although diuretic treatment can improve the symptoms and reduced the amount of chylous fluid preoperatively, the chylous pleural effusion was eventually cured by surgical removal of the tumor, and no recurrence of the tumor and chylothorax was found in the 6-month follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Chylothorax is rare comorbidity of cardiac myxoma. Large myxoma can cause congestive heart failure and lead to disfunction of chylous reflux, resulting in chylothorax, which can be cured by resection of the primary tumor.
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- Zhimin Liao
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiaogan Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Xiaogan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiaogan Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Xiaogan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiaogan Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Xiaogan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiaogan Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Xiaogan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiaogan Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Xiaogan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Xiaogan Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology, Xiaogan Central Hospital, Xiaogan, Hubei, PR China
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Abdelazeem B, Khan H, Changezi H, Munir A. A giant left atrial myxoma causing mitral valve pseudostenosis - a mimicker. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect 2021; 11:523-527. [PMID: 34211662 PMCID: PMC8221166 DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2021.1930867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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The clinical features of cardiac myxoma vary significantly from asymptomatic to severe cardiovascular complications like atrioventricular valve obstruction and thromboembolism depending on the location, size, and mobility of the tumor. Echocardiography is the diagnostic study of choice, and surgical resection is the method of choice to prevent complications. We report a case of a 47-year-old female who presented with exertional dyspnea, malaise, and weight loss. Physical examination was significant for jugular venous distension, basal crackles in lungs, 2+ pedal edema, and rumbling diastolic murmur at apex. CT of the chest revealed a hypodense filling defect in the left atrium. Transthoracic echocardiogram showed a 5.5 × 4.5 cm mobile density, likely myxoma, attached to the interatrial septum and prolapsing into the left ventricle during the diastolic phase, causing functional mitral stenosis. She underwent a resection of cardiac myxoma. The histopathology report confirmed the diagnosis of myxoma, and post-operative recovery was uneventful.
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- Basel Abdelazeem
- Internal Medicine Department, McLaren Health Care, Flint/Michigan State University, Flint, MI, USA
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- Cardiology Department, McLaren Health Care, Flint/Michigan State University, Flint, MI, USA
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- Cardiology Department, McLaren Health Care, Flint/Michigan State University, Flint, MI, USA
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- Cardiology Department, McLaren Health Care, Flint/Michigan State University, Flint, MI, USA
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- Takao Konishi
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hokkaido Cardiovascular Hospital, Japan
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- Department of Cancer Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Japan
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Zhang H, Wang F, Yang Z, Wang C. Giant cardiac myxoma presenting with exertional angina: Coronary steal due to neovascularization? J Card Surg 2021; 36:1134-1135. [PMID: 33476471 DOI: 10.1111/jocs.15366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/05/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Myxoma is the most common benign tumor of the heart. Most patients present with no symptoms, only a few patients present with exertional dyspnea and stroke. We introduce this rare case presenting with exertional angina, which was caused by coronary steal due to neovascularization, proved by coronary angiography and cardiac stress testing.
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- Hongqiang Zhang
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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Zhang Y, Ye Z, Fu Y, Zhang Z, Ye Q, Chen F, Cheng J. Characterizations of Ischemic Stroke Complications in Cardiac Myxoma Patients at a Single Institution in Eastern China. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat 2021; 17:33-40. [PMID: 33442253 PMCID: PMC7800702 DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s280641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor. Even though it rarely causes a stroke, it is an important risk factor. Here, we compared our clinical experience in managing myxoma patients who developed stroke complications with those who did not present with this condition at the First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University. PATIENTS AND METHODS The medical records were reviewed of 160 cardiac myxoma patients who were treated in our facility from January 2006 to December 2019. They were separated into either a stroke group or non-stroke group. RESULTS Cardiac obstructive symptoms, embolic events and constitutional symptoms were observed in 92 (57.7%), 25 (15.6%) and 18 (11.2%) patients, respectively. Among 23 cardiac myxoma ischemic stroke patients, hypoesthesia (60.9%), hemiparesis (56.5%) and facial paresis (47.8%) were the three most common neurological symptoms. The middle cerebral artery (82.6%) was the most commonly affected vessel, whereas 73.9% of the ischemic patients had multiple stroke lesions. Binary logistic regression analysis showed that coronary heart disease and tumor sizes were independently associated in the stroke group (p <0.05). The 10 years cumulative survival rate was 87.9% for all patients after surgical intervention. There was no significant difference in the 10 years cumulative survival rate between the two groups (80.0% vs 88.9%, p =0.274 > 0.05). CONCLUSION The three most common neurological symptoms (hypoesthesia, hemiparesis and facial paresis), the middle cerebral artery and multiple lesions involvements were the definitive markers of patients afflicted with cardiac myxoma stroke. Small tumor sizes were independently associated with these patients. Surgical resection is a relatively safe procedure for treating both the stroke and non-stroke patients.
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- Yanlei Zhang
- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325000, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Neurology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province 325000, People's Republic of China
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Nasser SB, Doeblin P, Doltra A, Schnackenburg B, Wassilew K, Berger A, Gebker R, Bigvava T, Hennig F, Pieske B, Kelle S. Cardiac Myxomas Show Elevated Native T1, T2 Relaxation Time and ECV on Parametric CMR. Front Cardiovasc Med 2020; 7:602137. [PMID: 33330663 PMCID: PMC7710854 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2020.602137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Introduction: While cardiac tumors are rare, their identification and differentiation has wide clinical implications. Recent cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) parametric mapping techniques allow for quantitative tissue characterization. Our aim was to examine the range of values encountered in cardiac myxomas in correlation to histological measurements. Methods and Results: Nine patients with histologically proven cardiac myxomas were included. CMR (1.5 Tesla, Philips) including parametric mapping was performed in all patients pre-operatively. All data are reported as mean ± standard deviation. Compared to myocardium, cardiac myxomas demonstrated higher native T1 relaxation times (1,554 ± 192 ms vs. 1,017 ± 58 ms, p < 0.001), ECV (46.9 ± 13.0% vs. 27.1 ± 2.6%, p = 0.001), and T2 relaxation times (209 ± 120 ms vs. 52 ± 3 ms, p = 0.008). Areas with LGE showed higher ECV than areas without (54.3 ± 17.8% vs. 32.7 ± 18.6%, p = 0.042), with differences in native T1 relaxation times (1,644 ± 217 ms vs. 1,482 ± 351 ms, p = 0.291) and T2 relaxation times (356 ± 236 ms vs. 129 ± 68 ms, p = 0.155) not reaching statistical significance. Conclusions: Parametric CMR showed elevated native T1 and T2 relaxation times and ECV values in cardiac myxomas compared to normal myocardium, reflecting an increased interstitial space and fluid content. This might help in the differentiation of cardiac myxomas from other tumor entities.
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- Sarah B Nasser
- Department of Cardiology, Dar Al Fouad Hospital, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Cardiovascular Institute, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Pathology, Rigshospitalet, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Cardiology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine/Cardiology, Deutsches Herzzentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Department of Cardiology, Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Pitsava G, Zhu C, Sundaram R, Mills JL, Stratakis CA. Predicting the risk of cardiac myxoma in Carney complex. Genet Med 2020; 23:80-85. [PMID: 32893266 PMCID: PMC7796922 DOI: 10.1038/s41436-020-00956-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Purpose Carney complex (CNC), is an autosomal dominant multiple neoplasia and lentiginosis syndrome. We aimed to identify risk factors associated with the occurrence and recurrence of cardiac myxomas, the predominant cause of death in CNC patients. Methods Patients with CNC were monitored prospectively between 1995 and 2020 for the development of cardiac myxomas. Results Of the 319 patients studied, 136 (42.6%) developed myxomas. The mean age at diagnosis was 28.7 ± 16.6 years in females and 25.0 ± 16.4 years in males. By age 30, 35% of females and 45% of males had at least one myxoma. The CNC-related lesions: lentigines, cutaneous, mucosal, or breast myxomas, thyroid nodules, pituitary adenoma, and schwannoma were significantly more frequent (all p<0.05) among patients with myxomas. Forty-four percent of patients had recurrences; nearly all within the first 8 and 16 years for males and females, respectively. Recurrences were more common in females. Conclusion This is the largest study to date and provides the first-time risk estimates by age and gender for cardiac myxomas in CNC patients. Cardiac myxomas are common by age 30 and often recur, especially in women, but the risk drops in 10 to 20 years. These findings may guide the patient counseling, screening intervals and surgical approaches.
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- Georgia Pitsava
- Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA. .,Section on Genetics and Endocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, NIH-Clinical Research Center, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Intramural Population Health Research, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Section on Genetics and Endocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, NIH-Clinical Research Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Chu W, Zhang B, Zhang Y, Tian D, Tang Y, Zhang W, Shao Q, Sun L, Wang J, Ji H. Fibrin-associate diffuse large B-Cell lymphoma arising in a left atrial myxoma: A case report and literature review ✰,✰✰. Cardiovasc Pathol 2020; 49:107264. [PMID: 32805552 DOI: 10.1016/j.carpath.2020.107264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We report a 60-year-old male with fibrin-associated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (fa-DLBCL) in left atrial myxoma. Echocardiography showed a mass (63 mm × 33 mm) in the left atrium. Histological inspection indicated fa-DLBCL on the surface of atrial myxoma incidentally, together with extensive fibrinous like exudation on myxoma surface. Malignant cells were localized in solid sheets and nests at the peripheral area of the fibrinous exudation which were positive for B-lineage markers (CD20+, CD79a+, PAX-5+) and in situ hybridization of EBV-encoded RNA (EBER). PCR amplification showed clonal rearrangement of immunoglobulin heavy chain (IgH) genes. The patient was still alive with no recurrence in the 35-month follow-up after surgery. We also did a detailed clinicopathological analysis and literature review, which indicated that fa-DLBCL was a heterogeneous entity.
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- Wei Chu
- Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China
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- Department of Surgery, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China
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- Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China
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- Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China
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- Department of Pathology, Huaxi Medical Hospital, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Department of Ultrasonic, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China
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- Department of Ultrasonic, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China
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- Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China
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- Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China
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- Department of Pathology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou 256603, China.
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Tyebally S, Chen D, Bhattacharyya S, Mughrabi A, Hussain Z, Manisty C, Westwood M, Ghosh AK, Guha A. Cardiac Tumors: JACC CardioOncology State-of-the-Art Review. JACC CardioOncol 2020; 2:293-311. [PMID: 34396236 PMCID: PMC8352246 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccao.2020.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 170] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Cardiac masses are rare, but remain an important component of cardio-oncology practice. These include benign tumors, malignant tumors (primary and secondary) and tumor-like conditions (e.g., thrombus, Lambl’s excrescences, and pericardial cyst). The advent of multimodality imaging has enabled identification of the etiology of cardiac masses in many cases, especially in conjunction with information from clinical settings. This paper provides a comprehensive review of the epidemiology, clinical presentation, imaging, diagnosis, management, and outcomes of cardiac masses. Cardiac tumors are rare and should be considered as part of the differential diagnosis of any space-occupying mass noted on cardiovascular and/or thoracic imaging modalities. It may be possible to get close to a diagnosis without biopsy using a structured imaging approach. The prognosis and treatment of each tumor is different, although early diagnosis is usually associated with a better outcome.
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- Sara Tyebally
- Cardiology Department, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardiology Department, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.,Cardio-Oncology Service, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardiology Department, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Jordan University of Science and Technology, Al Ramtha, Irbid, Jordan
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- Division of Cardiology, Loyola University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Cardiology Department, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardiology Department, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardiology Department, Barts Heart Centre, St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, United Kingdom.,Cardio-Oncology Service, University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Cardio-Oncology Program, Division of Cardiology, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, USA.,Harrington Heart and Vascular Institute, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Batra R, Malec E, Heitkoetter B, Stegger J, Kleinerueschkamp F, Januszewska K. Right atrial cardiac myxoma and multiple pulmonary artery aneurysms: Is there a causal relationship? Pediatr Pulmonol 2020; 55:E1-E3. [PMID: 32243731 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.24753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Cardiac myxomas are rare occurrences in pediatric populations, as are pulmonary artery aneurysms. We report a 17-year-old adolescent with right atrial cardiac myxoma and concomitant multiple peripheral pulmonary artery aneurysms. Histological examination indicated infiltration of the pulmonary artery wall through the embolic cardiac myxoma cells, thereby weakening it. This report highlights the probable causal relationship between these two entities, proposes the possible pathomechanism and presents the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas in the management of this condition.
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- Rohit Batra
- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Gerhard-Domagk-Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Cardiology, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany
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Suda K, Fukuoka H, Yamazaki Y, Shigemura K, Mukai M, Odake Y, Matsumoto R, Bando H, Takahashi M, Iguchi G, Fujisawa M, Oka M, Ono K, Chihara K, Sasano H, Ogawa W, Takahashi Y. Cardiac Myxoma Caused by Fumarate Hydratase Gene Deletion in Patient With Cortisol-Secreting Adrenocortical Adenoma. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2020; 105:5816415. [PMID: 32249909 DOI: 10.1210/clinem/dgaa163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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CONTEXT Germline mutations in fumarate hydratase (FH) gene are known to cause hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma (HLRCC) and are occasionally accompanied with cutaneous and uterine leiomyoma or cortisol-producing adrenocortical hyperplasia. However, the association between FH mutations and cardiac or adrenocortical tumors has remained unknown. Here, we identified a novel deletion in FH, exhibiting cardiac myxoma and subclinical Cushing syndrome due to adrenocortical tumor. CASE DESCRIPTION A 44-year-old man was referred to our hospital for cardiac and adrenal tumor evaluation. He had a history of multiple painful, dermal papules and nodules diagnosed as cutaneous leiomyoma. The surgically resected cardiac tumor was diagnosed as myxoma. The adrenal tumor was clinically diagnosed as subclinical Cushing syndrome. Laparoscopically resected adrenal tumor was pathologically diagnosed as adrenocortical adenoma harboring unique histological findings similar to primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD). DNA analysis revealed a germline deletion in FH c0.737delT (p. Phe225Leufs*31) and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in cardiac myxoma. As a functional analysis of FH in cardiac myxoma, low FH protein expression with elevated 2-succinocysteine (2SC), a marker of FH dysfunction, was immunohistochemically detected. However, in adrenocortical tumor, LOH of FH was not detected, and FH or 2SC expression was not altered. CONCLUSIONS This is the first case of HLRCC complicated by cardiac myxoma. LOH of FH deletion and its dysfunction were identified in cardiac myxoma. The association between FH deletion and adrenocortical lesion, however, needs to be further clarified.
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- Kentaro Suda
- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery Related, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe Japan
- Department of Nutrition, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe Japan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery Related, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Dermatology, Tohoku Medical and Pharmaceutical University Hospital, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Akashi Medical Center, Akashi, Japan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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- Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
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The changes in the cardiovascular system are associated with ocular manifestations, often as a consequence of pathological alteration in the ocular vasculature. The ease of visualization of these retinal changes makes the eye a window to the cardiovascular system. Certain congenital cardiac defects lead to changes in the retinal vascularity due to increased tortuosity and dilatation. In adults, the arterial dissection of internal carotid and vertebral arteries present as amaurosis fugax with or without oculo-sympathetic palsy. The patients with untreated infective endocarditis present with Roth spots, retinitis, embolic retinopathy, or sub-retinal abscesses. Hypoperfusive, hypertensive, or "mixed" retinopathy is a hallmark sign in patients of untreated infective endocarditis. Giant cell arteritis can present with ischemic ocular symptoms that may precipitate in irreversible vision loss. Systemic vascular manifestations such as coronary artery disease may manifest in a wide range of symptoms from amaurosis fugax to vision loss depending upon the size and location of retinal emboli. Rare cardio-oncological pathologies such as myxomas result in vision loss secondary to central retinal artery occlusion. A high clinical suspicion in patients with history of cardiovascular diseases can help in early diagnosis and management of impending, adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. In this review, we comprehensively discuss the spectrum of cardiac and vascular diseases with ocular manifestations as well as highlight the typical ocular presentations associated with these pathologies.
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- Rohan Bir Singh
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Ophthalmology, Advanced Eye Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
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INTRODUCTION Cardiac myxoma is the most common cardiac tumour. In this study, we summarise our 17-year experience with the clinical presentation of cardiac myxoma at National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore. METHODS Between January 2000 and December 2016, retrospective data was reviewed for all consecutive patients who underwent surgical resection of cardiac myxoma. Patients' clinical characteristics were reviewed and described. RESULTS A total of 67 (18 male, 49 female; mean age 53.1 ± 13.5 years) patients underwent cardiac myxoma resection. There were 19 (28.4%) patients with asymptomatic cardiac myxoma. There were no significant differences in gender; body habitus and myxoma size; and haemoglobin, white blood cell or platelet counts between patients with symptomatic and asymptomatic myxoma. However, the number of asymptomatic cardiac myxomas seemed to follow an increasing trend from 19.4% (period 2000-2008) to 36.1% (period 2009-2016), suggestive of an 'era effect'. CONCLUSION In our study, a majority of patients were women, with a wide age range of 18-78 years. The diagnosis of asymptomatic cardiac myxoma was present in 28.4% of patients, with an increasing trend for incidence over the years. This is possibly due to increased opportunistic screening (with electrocardiography and clinical examination) as well as higher usage of medical imaging.
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- Phong Teck Lee
- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, National Heart Centre Singapore, Singapore
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Rajeshwari M, Subramanian P, Suri V, Nambirajan A, Garg A, Vibha D, Phalak M, Sharma MC. Metastatic lesions of atrial myxoma. A pathologist can clinch them all. Neuropathology 2020; 40:295-301. [PMID: 32232866 DOI: 10.1111/neup.12640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 12/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Atrial myxomas are the most common primary benign cardiac tumors. The embolization of tumor particles is not infrequent, and in nearly half of them, the cerebral arteries are affected, usually leading to embolic ischemic stroke. Formation of intracranial aneurysms, development of parenchymal brain metastasis, and intracerebral hemorrhage due to ruptured aneurysms are rarer. Diagnosis of such lesions in a previously undiagnosed case of myxoma may be challenging for a pathologist. Herein, we present two patients of cardiac myxoma with varied neurological manifestations and their pathological findings.
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- Madhu Rajeshwari
- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neuroradiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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Gi WT, Sedaghat-Hamedani F, Shirvani Samani O, Kayvanpour E, Herpel E, Arif R, Riffel J, Mereles D, Katus HA, Meder B. Cardiac Myxoma in a Patient With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. JACC Case Rep 2020; 2:378-383. [PMID: 34317246 PMCID: PMC8311620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.11.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2019] [Revised: 11/22/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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We report a rare case of concomitant hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and cardiac myxoma without LEOPARD syndrome. Additionally, 6 similar cases were systemically reviewed, and the characteristics of this first-ever studied patient group were summarized. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
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- Weng-Tein Gi
- Department of Medicine III, Institute for Cardiomyopathy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, Institute for Cardiomyopathy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, Institute for Cardiomyopathy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, Institute for Cardiomyopathy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, Institute for Cardiomyopathy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, Institute for Cardiomyopathy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, Institute for Cardiomyopathy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany
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- Department of Medicine III, Institute for Cardiomyopathy, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Heidelberg/Mannheim, Germany.,Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, California
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Maas JA, Menes M, Siomin V. Cardiac Myxoma with Cerebral Metastases and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma: A Case Report and Review. J Neurol Surg Rep 2020; 81:e1-e6. [PMID: 32051810 PMCID: PMC7012640 DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-3399570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2019] [Accepted: 09/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Background
Cardiac myxomas, the most common primary cardiac tumors, are generally benign neoplasms. Primary cardiac lymphoma is a rare cardiac malignancy with a very poor prognosis. Here we present a case of a cardiac myxoma with cerebral metastases and chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL) arising within the cerebral metastases.
Case description
A 62-year-old man, who presented with symptoms of multiple transient ischemic attacks, was found to have a left atrial myxoma. Twelve months after excision of the myxoma, the patient experienced a recurrence of neurologic symptoms. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed multiple hemorrhagic masses. Craniotomy was performed to resect the lesions. Histopathologic examination confirmed cardiac myxoma metastases and a small lymphocytic infiltrate within the tumor consistent with CLL/SLL.
Conclusion
Including the present case, there are 27 cases of cardiac myxoma cerebral metastases and 22 cases of lymphomas arising within myxomas. The present case is the first known instance of both entities in the same patient. There is no standard management for either cardiac myxoma metastases or lymphoma within a myxoma. For both diseases, surgical excision is the primary treatment modality, but postoperative chemotherapy and/or radiation have been attempted. Myxomas may create a chronic inflammatory state that could lead to the development of CLL/SLL.
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- Jared A Maas
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hazelrig Salter Radiation Oncology Center, Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, United States
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- Department of Neurosurgery, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, Florida, United States
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Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) offers superior advantages in cardiac imaging due to supplying a greater field of view, excellent soft-tissue imaging, and multiplanar imaging capabilities. CMR imaging can evaluate the characteristics of cardiac tumors by visualizing the relationship between the tumor and surrounding tissues, and plays a vital role in assisting the formulation of the surgical plan, the assessment of tumor progression, and the monitoring of postoperative tumor recurrence and metastasis. In this review, we present the clinical manifestations and imaging features of different cardiac tumors. The superior performance of CMR in preoperative diagnosis, surgical treatment, and postoperative follow-up of patients with heart tumors are also highlighted.
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- Xiaodan Li
- Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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- Discipline of Medical Radiation Sciences, School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, Australia
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- Department of Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100029, China
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Lee SY, Lee SH, Jung SM, Choi JH, Chon MK, Hwang KW, Kim JS, Park YH, Kim JH, Chun KJ, Je HG, Park JS. Value of Coronary Angiography in the Cardiac Myxoma. Clin Anat 2019; 33:833-838. [PMID: 31749186 DOI: 10.1002/ca.23527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/15/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Preoperative coronary angiography for cardiac myxoma not only excludes coronary artery disease but also detects the artery feeding the cardiac myxoma, which has several clinical implications. In this study, we examined cardiac myxoma cases in two tertiary hospitals using coronary angiography to identify the artery feeding the myxoma. We retrospectively reviewed 42 patients with cardiac myxoma who had undergone surgical removal between July 2008 and December 2015 in two tertiary hospitals, and recorded their baseline characteristics, echocardiographic findings, and coronary angiography. Among those 42 patients, 23 (55%) had coronary angiography before surgery and in no case was significant luminal narrowing observed. In 21 of the coronary angiograms, the artery feeding the cardiac myxoma had a vascular branch (100%), clusters of tortuous vessels with contrast medium pooling (67%), an arteriocavity fistula (33%), and a mobile feeding artery (67%). No significant relationship was found between coronary artery dominance type and the origin of the artery feeding the cardiac myxoma (P = 0.362). Identification of the artery feeding the cardiac myxoma, with a distinctive vascular appearance in coronary angiography, is important for several clinical applications such as helping to diagnose cardiac myxoma and to plan the surgical approach. Clin. Anat. 33:833-838, 2020. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Soo Yong Lee
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Yangsan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Cardiology, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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Park IW, Kim YG, Ro S, Jeong YH, Suh BC. Paraneoplastic demyelinating polyneuropathy associated with cardiac myxoma. Muscle Nerve 2019; 61:E3-E5. [PMID: 31587326 DOI: 10.1002/mus.26728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Revised: 09/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- In-Woo Park
- Department of Neurology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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RATIONALE Central retinal artery occlusion (CRAO) due to cardiac myxoma primarily occurs in elderly individuals. Early detection and surgical resection of myxoma are extremely important because CRAO causes complete blindness in most cases. However, due to the extremely low incidence of CRAO caused by cardiac myxoma in the pediatric age group, such condition is rarely reported. PATIENT CONCERNS A 16-year-old female patient visited our hospital due to sudden onset of vision loss in the left eye, dysarthria, and right-sided hemiplegia. DIAGNOSES She was diagnosed with CRAO via fundoscopy. Results showed a cherry-red spot, indicating CRAO. Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed multifocal diffusion-restricted foci, particularly in the left frontal lobe. Echocardiography revealed a left atrial mass measuring 4.21 cm × 2.25 cm. The mass was attached to the interseptum and moved along the inflow of the mitral valve. Cardiac computed tomography (CT) revealed an enhanced mass measuring 3 cm × 2.2 cm × 3 cm and with irregular margin on the anterior wall of the left atrium and the border of the fossa ovalis. INTERVENTIONS The patient underwent surgical excision under general anesthesia. Intraoperative finding showed a huge, jelly-like, and extremely friable mass. Pathological examination confirmed myxoma. OUTCOMES During a follow-up of 2 years after diagnosis, she did not present with other neurological deficits and no residual mass was observed on echocardiography. However, visual impairment of the left eye persisted. LESSONS Most patients with CRAO may present with other mild symptoms that are often be neglected before CRAO development. We recommend that patients who present with frequent syncopal attack or symptoms of transient ischemic attack should undergo echocardiography.
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- Department of Pediatrics
- Research Institute of Clinical Medicine
- Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics
- Research Institute of Clinical Medicine
- Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk National University Hospital, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea
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Durand P, Furudoi A, Parrens M, Lazaro E, Viallard JF, Rivière E. Complete remission of immune thrombocytopenia in a 30-year old woman after excision of a right atrial myxoma. Br J Haematol 2019; 187:e18-e19. [PMID: 31388989 DOI: 10.1111/bjh.16135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Pauline Durand
- Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, Haut-Leveque Hospital, University Hospital Centre of Bordeaux, Pessac, France
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- Pathology Department, Haut-Leveque Hospital, University Hospital Centre of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.,INSERM U1053, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Pathology Department, Haut-Leveque Hospital, University Hospital Centre of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.,INSERM U1053, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, Haut-Leveque Hospital, University Hospital Centre of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.,UMR CNRS 5164, ImmunoconcEpT & FHU ACRONIM, Bordeaux, France.,University of Bordeaux, UMR CNRS 5164 ImmunoconcEpT & FHU ACRONIM, Bordeaux, France
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- Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, Haut-Leveque Hospital, University Hospital Centre of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.,INSERM, Cardiovascular Adaptation to Ischemia, U1034, Pessac, France.,University of Bordeaux, Cardiovascular Adaptation to Ischemia, U1034, Pessac, France
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- Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases Department, Haut-Leveque Hospital, University Hospital Centre of Bordeaux, Pessac, France.,INSERM, Cardiovascular Adaptation to Ischemia, U1034, Pessac, France.,University of Bordeaux, Cardiovascular Adaptation to Ischemia, U1034, Pessac, France
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Bayramoglu Z, Oral K, Ezelsoy M, Akpinar B. Second recurrence of familial atrial myxomas: mother and daughter simultaneously. Cardiovasc J Afr 2019; 30:e3-e6. [PMID: 30729976 DOI: 10.5830/cvja-2019-008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Sporadic ca rdiac myxomas rarely recur, however recurrence rates are higher in patients with a familial aggregation or Carney complex. Carney complex is characterised by multiple mucocutaneous lesions and accounts for up to two-thirds of familial cardiac myxomas. A second recurrence is very rare, even in the case of Carney complex. We report on two cases of recurrent cardiac myxoma, a mother and daughter, who concurrently presented with a second recurrence of atrial myxomas. The time interval between the first and second recurrence following surgery was four years in both. The possibility of repeat recurrence of cardiac myxomas demonstrates the importance of regular echocardiography to detect recurrence and to prevent the potential complications associated with cardiac myxomas. Family screening should be recommended for familial myxomas.
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- Zehra Bayramoglu
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Istanbul Bilim University, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Florence Nightingale Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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BACKGROUND We sought to analyze clinical features and surgical results of 10 cases of cardiac myxomas in Carney complex (CNC). METHODS Between January 2003 and December 2013, 10 patients with cardiac myxomas in CNC underwent surgical resection. Associated cardiac lesions included moderate and severe mitral regurgitation in two cases, and moderate tricuspid regurgitation in one case. Age, gender, the incidence of arterial embolism, the rate of multiple cardiac myxomas, and the recurrence rate after resections of cardiac myxoma were compared between isolated cardiac myxomas and cardiac myxomas in CNC. RESULTS The incidence of cardiac myxoma in CNC was 1.74% (10/574). There were no deaths following surgery. There was one late death due to cerebral embolism 40 months following a reoperation (10%). A significant difference was found in the age, the incidence of arterial embolism, the rate of multiple cardiac myxomas, and the recurrence rate after resection of cardiac myxoma between cardiac myxoma in CNC and isolated cardiac myxoma (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in gender between cardiac myxoma in CNC and isolated cardiac myxoma (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Complex myxomas in CNS present at an earlier age, are more prevalent in women than in men, are more often multicentric, with a higher rate of arterial embolism and a high recurrence rate after resection. Close follow-up for cardiac myxoma in CNC after surgery is necessary due to the high recurrence rate.
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- Ke Wei
- Department of Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Santillan A, Knopman J, Patsalides A, Pierre Gobin Y. Delayed intracranial aneurysm formation after cardiac myxoma resection: Report of two cases and review of the literature. Interv Neuroradiol 2018; 25:177-181. [PMID: 30394840 DOI: 10.1177/1591019918808026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Myxomas are slowly growing benign neoplasms and represent the most common tumor of the heart. Embolism from cardiac myxoma occurs in 30-45% of patients and in at least half of the cases cerebral arteries are affected leading mainly to embolic ischemic strokes and rarely to delayed intracranial aneurysm formation. We present two cases with delayed intracranial aneurysmal formation 14 years and 18 years after cardiac myxoma resection. To the best of our knowledge these two cases represent the longest time interval between aneurysm detection after complete cardiac myxoma resection with no recurrence confirmed by transesophageal echocardiogram. Our study also provides the longest clinical and radiological follow-up on this type of lesion.
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- Alejandro Santillan
- Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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- Division of Interventional Neuroradiology, New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA
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Stefanou MI, Rath D, Stadler V, Richter H, Hennersdorf F, Lausberg HF, Lescan M, Greulich S, Poli S, Gawaz MP, Ziemann U, Mengel AM. Cardiac Myxoma and Cerebrovascular Events: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Front Neurol 2018; 9:823. [PMID: 30337904 PMCID: PMC6178925 DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00823] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: Cardiac myxoma (CM) is the most frequent, cardiac benign tumor and is associated with enhanced risk for cerebrovascular events (CVE). Although surgical CM excision is the only curative treatment to prevent CVE recurrence, in recent reports conservative treatment with antiplatelet or anticoagulant agents in high-risk patients with CM-related CVE has been discussed. Methods: Case records at the University Hospital of Tübingen between 2005 and 2017 were screened to identify patients with CM-related CVE. Clinical features, brain and cardiac imaging findings, histological reports, applied treatments and long-term neurological outcomes were assessed. Results: 52 patients with CM were identified and among them, 13 patients with transient ischemic attack, ischemic stroke or retinal ischemia were included to the (to our knowledge) largest reported retrospective study of CM-related CVE. In all identified patients, CVE was the first manifestation of CM; 61% suffered ischemic stroke, 23% transient ischemic attack and 15% retinal ischemia. In 46% of the patients, CVE occurred under antiplatelet or anticoagulation treatment, while 23% of the patients developed recurrent CVE under bridging-antithrombotic-therapy prior to CM surgical excision. Prolonged time interval between CVE and CM-surgery was significantly associated with CVE recurrence (p = 0.021). One patient underwent i.v. thrombolysis, followed by thrombectomy, with good post-interventional outcome and no signs of hemorrhagic transformation. Discussion: Our results suggest that antiplatelet or anticoagulation treatment is no alternative to cardiac surgery in patients presenting with CM-related CVE. We found significantly prolonged time-intervals between CVE and CM surgery in patients with recurrent CVE. Therefore, we suggest that the waiting- or bridging-interval with antithrombotic therapy until curative CM excision should be kept as short as possible. Based on our data and review of the literature, we suggest that in patients with CM-related CVE, i.v. thrombolysis and/or endovascular interventions may present safe and efficacious acute treatments.
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- Maria-Ioanna Stefanou
- Department of Neurology and Stroke, and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Neurology and Stroke, and Hertie-Institute for Clinical Brain Research, Eberhard-Karls University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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Yan L, Li J, Wu Q, Chen L. Specific miRNA expression profile in the blood serum of cardiac myxoma patients. Oncol Lett 2018; 16:4235-4242. [PMID: 30250535 PMCID: PMC6144211 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2018.9209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The profile of differentially expressed microRNAs (miRNAs) in the serum of patients with cardiac myxoma (CM) (n=30) and healthy people (n=30) was studied using miRNA microarray analysis. The expression of the candidate miRNAs was validated by reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) in the serum of 30 CM patients and 30 healthy control individuals. TargetScan, PicTar and miRanda were used to predict the possible target gene of miR-320a. The Gene Ontology database and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes database were used to enrich the functions and signaling pathways of the target genes, respectively. The results showed that 4 differentially expressed miRNAs were identified, the expression levels of miR-320a and miR-1249-5p were upregulated, and those of miR-634 and miR-6870-3p were downregulated in CM patients (P<0.05). The expression levels of miR-320a and miR-634 selected for verification by RT-qPCR were in high concordance with the results of microarray analysis. Through bioinformatics, we identified 487 target genes predicted from miR-320a, that were mostly enriched in the bone morphogenetic protein signaling pathway, nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide pathway and de novo ceramide biosynthetic pathway. In our study, we reported for the first time the circulating miRNA profile of CM patients and suggested that miR-320a may participate in CM development through the ceramide signaling pathway.
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- Liangliang Yan
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Union Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, P.R. China
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Kumar V, Nanavati SM, Abuarqoub A, Rushdy A, Rahman M, Komal F, Michael P. Enigma of recurrent strokes with literature review. AME Case Rep 2018; 1:5. [PMID: 30263992 DOI: 10.21037/acr.2017.10.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Metastatic tumors are the most common tumors affecting the heart. Primary tumors are rare, with myxomas being the most common of the primary cardiac tumors. The incidence of primary cardiac tumors is 0.02%, about 200 cases has been reported in 1 million autopsies. Most of primary cardiac tumors have been detected incidentally on diagnostic modalities: computed tomography (CT), cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or echocardiography. Majority of primary-origin cardiac tumors are benign, of which the most common type of primary tumor is cardiac myxoma. Fibroelastoma is a rare benign tumor and the 2nd most common cause of primary cardiac tumors. In the past fibroelastoma has been detected on autopsy findings. With the development of more advanced imaging modalities fibroelastoma is more frequently detected as a cause of stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), angina episodes, and systemic embolization. Echocardiogram is the best diagnostic modality to diagnose primary cardiac tumors although transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) can miss primary cardiac tumors; transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been more labeled more accurate in the diagnosis of primary cardiac tumors. We present here a case of a 21-year-old male with the history of multiple strokes secondary to cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF).
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Affiliation(s)
- Vinod Kumar
- Department of Internal Medicine, New York Medical College at St Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, New York Medical College at St Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, New York Medical College at St Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, New York Medical College at St Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, New York Medical College at St Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, New York Medical College at St Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, New York Medical College at St Joseph's Regional Medical Center, Paterson, New Jersey, USA
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Galzerano D, Pragliola C, Al Admawi M, Mallardo M, Di Michele S, Gaudio C. The role of 3D echocardiographic imaging in the differential diagnosis of an atypical left atrial myxoma. Monaldi Arch Chest Dis 2018; 88:906. [PMID: 30183160 DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2018.906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 07/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
We describe a case of a left atrial myxoma atypical for its anatomical features and site of attachment. Although an initial multimodality imaging was performed, the diagnosis of myxoma was possible only by three dimensional echocardiography (3DE) which was able to identify the pedicle and the attachment at the base of the interatrial septum, close to the origin of right inferior pulmonary vein. In fact the 3DE can electronically section the structures and obtain unique planes useful in visualizing correctly the anatomical features of the myxomas and as a result, it facilitates the surgical decision planning. Even the anatomical appearance was uncommon at surgery and the diagnosis could be confirmed only by pathology. This case highlights the diagnostic ability of the 3DE in similar challenging scenarios.
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