title: Surgical treatment of primary intracardiac myxoma: 19 years of experience.
abstract: Cardiac myxoma is the most common benign tumor of the heart. It presents with a variety of clinical signs and symptomatology making diagnosis frequently quite a challenge. We review our experience with 41 patients who underwent surgical intervention for cardiac myxoma between 1994 and 2011. All patients' preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative characteristics were recorded. They all had a standard sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass with cardioplegic cardiac arrest and were followed up with clinical examination and echocardiography. The surgical goal was to remove not only the tumor but the whole area of attachment to prevent recurrence. Biatrial approach facilitated the complete excision of the tumor. Surgical excision of cardiac myxoma carries a low-operative risk and gives excellent short- and long-term results.
authors: 2nd Department of Adult Cardiac Surgery, Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, Athens, Greece. gsamanidis@yahoo.gr
authors: George
authors: G
authors: Samanidis
authors: Konstantinos
authors: K
authors: Perreas
authors: Panagiotis
authors: P
authors: Kalogris
authors: Stergios
authors: S
authors: Dimitriou
authors: Marina
authors: M
authors: Balanika
authors: Gregory
authors: G
authors: Amanatidis
authors: Mazen
authors: M
authors: Khoury
authors: Alkiviadis
authors: A
authors: Michalis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece; D006324:Heart Arrest, Induced; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control*; D056346:Sternotomy; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult