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Surgical resection of recurrent left atrial myxoma achieves successful complication-free discharge at 10 days.
Case Report (n=1)
Immediate surgical resection is curative for rare recurrent cases of atrial myxoma, highlighting the importance of long-term echocardiographic follow-up.
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Does not change practice for recurrent atrial myxoma; extends limited case-level evidence and leaves open optimal surveillance.
An atrial myxoma is a rare cardiac mass, but is considered the commonest benign heart tumor, which commonly occurs in the left atrium. About the recurrence of atrial myxoma in the first 5 years post-surgical resection is rare (2-5 %).
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Zurikat et al. (2021) conducted a case report in Recurrent Atrial Myxoma (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Surgical resection and discharge without complications. Surgical resection of a recurrent left atrial myxoma in a 48-year-old male was successful, with the patient discharged 10 days post-operation without complications.
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