Should we perform preoperative coronary angiography in all cases of atrial myxomas?
The prevalence of coronary disease is high in patients with atrial myxomas yet routine angiography is not performed. Moreover, some tumors have angiographically detectable neovascularity, which can alter surgical planning. We report two cases that support our recommendation for performing coronary angiography in all cases diagnosed with cardiac myxomas.
Department of Cardiac Surgery, Chesterman Unit, Northern General Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom. robjanas1@yahoo.co.uk
Robert
R
Janas
Rajwinder S
RS
Jutley
Paul
P
Fenton
Pradeep
P
Sarkar
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009232:Myxoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D011300:Preoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed