title: [Immediate results of surgical treatment of intracardiac myxomas in 45 patients].
abstract: Between 1961 and 1992, 45 patients with intracardiac myxomas localised in the left ventricle--40 (89%) and in the right ventricle--5 (11%) were operated on. There were 27 women and 18 men, aged 15-63, mean age, 46.5 years. Three patients were asymptomatic while in other dominated different degree of malfunction of the corresponding atrioventricular valve, mainly with dominant symptoms and signs of stenosis. In 5 patients (11%) myxoma of the left atrium was in question together with systemic embolization. The diagnosis was established both by invasive and noninvasive methods and the method of choice, very reliable and easy, has proved to be echocardiography. All patients were operated on with the use of the total cardiopulmonary bypass and induced heart arrest. The histologic verification of all excised myxomas was performed. Three early deaths occurred (6.6%), while in other patients no postoperative complications developed. It has been concluded that echocardiography is very safe diagnostic procedure and results of surgical treatment are very good.
authors.affiliation: Vojnomedicinska akademija, Klinika za kardijalnu i grudnu hirurgiju, Klinika za kardiologiju, Institut za patologiju i sudsku medicinu.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Todorić
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jablanov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albreht
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ilić
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tatić
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stojnić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications
vernacular_title: Neposredni rezultati hirurskog lecenja intrakardijalnih miksoma u 45 bolesnika.