title: Cardiac myxomas: results of surgical treatment.
abstract: Nineteen patients with cardiac myxoma were seen at Allegheny General Hospital from November 1974 to December 1990. Eighteen underwent operative removal, 9 females and 9 males; age range was 29-81 (mean 55). There were 18 operations for removal of a total of 24 myxomas. Fifteen patients had single myxomas and 3 had multiple myxomas. Of the 3 patients with multiple myxomas, 2 were familial. One patient had a metastatic recurrence intracranially. Perioperative mortality was 1 of 18 (5.5%). Operative morbidity was 12 of 18 (66.6%). Three patients required permanent pacemakers postoperatively (16.6%). Follow-up is complete and 15 of 17 patients (88%) are alive at a mean follow-up interval of 66.6 months (range 3-196 months).
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Allegheny General Hospital, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh.
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Lazzara
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Magovern
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009232:Myxoma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000601:surgery*; D010138:Pacemaker, Artificial; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors