[Myxoma of the heart (author's transl)].
In every valvular defect of the heart and in particular of the mitral valve the existence of a tumour should be taken into consideration if diagnostic criteria are not evident. In this case the operation should not be delayed and performed in extracorporeal circulation.
D000328:Adult; D001996:Bronchopneumonia / Q000150:complications; D005112:Extracorporeal Circulation; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008946:Mitral Valve Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D009232:Myxoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
Zur Klinik der Herzmyxome