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Has there been a change in the clinical and morphological characteristics of cardiac myxoma over the past 2 decades with the widespread use of echocardiography?
Has there been a change in the clinical and morphological characteristics of cardiac myxoma over the past 2 decades with the widespread use of echocardiography?
The widespread use of echocardiography has led to the earlier detection of cardiac myxomas, resulting in smaller tumor sizes and a higher proportion of asymptomatic patients at the time of diagnosis.
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May support earlier myxoma detection with echocardiography; leaves open effects on outcomes and management.
Yuda et al. (2002) studied this question.
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