Why the study?
What factors are associated with embolization in patients with cardiac myxomas, and does preoperative embolization affect operative mortality or long-term survival?
Population
99 patients with cardiac myxomas treated between 1985 and 2012
Comparison
Preoperative embolization (embolic group) vs No preoperative embolization (non-embolic group)
Design
Cohort
Authors
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Papillary myxomas were associated with higher embolism risk; leaves open whether tumor morphology should influence surgical timing.
What factors are associated with embolization in patients with cardiac myxomas, and does preoperative embolization affect operative mortality or long-term survival?
In patients with cardiac myxomas, preoperative embolization is associated with smaller, papillary-type tumors and atrial fibrillation, but does not adversely affect operative mortality or long-term survival.
Boyacıoğlu et al. (2017) studied this question.
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