Key result
Surgical removal of intracardiac tumors in 9 patients resulted in 0 perioperative deaths, with 5 of 7 survivors remaining symptom-free after an average follow-up of 34 months.
Why the study?
What are the clinical outcomes and recurrence rates following surgical removal of atrial tumors?
Population
9 patients with intracardiac tumors, mean age 57 years, 5 women and 4 men.
Design
Case_series
Follow-up
Average 34 months for surviving patients
Authors
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Supports surgical excision in selected cases with low perioperative mortality; leaves open generalizability and recurrence data from larger prospective studies.
Observational (n=9)
What are the clinical outcomes and recurrence rates following surgical removal of atrial tumors?
Surgical excision of atrial tumors is safe and effective, providing excellent freedom from local recurrence and symptom relief, though long-term survival in malignant cases is dictated by the underlying disease.
Nili et al. (1983) conducted an observational in Intracardiac tumor (n=9). Surgical removal of intracardiac tumor was evaluated on Perioperative mortality. Surgical removal of intracardiac tumors in 9 patients resulted in 0 perioperative deaths, with 5 of 7 survivors remaining symptom-free after an average follow-up of 34 months.