Why the study?
Is myxoma surface pathology associated with embolic complications in patients with cardiac myxoma?
Population
59 consecutive patients with cardiac myxoma treated between January 2000 and March 2011 at a single center…
Comparison
Type 1 myxoma vs Type 2 myxoma
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
range 2 months to 11 years
Authors
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May refine embolism risk stratification in cardiac myxoma; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Is myxoma surface pathology associated with embolic complications in patients with cardiac myxoma?
Irregular or villous surface pathology in cardiac myxomas is strongly associated with a higher risk of embolic complications compared to smooth surface pathology.
Lee et al. (2012) studied this question.
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