title: Surgical treatment of primary intracardiac myxoma: 20-year experience in "Shahid Modarres Hospital"--a tertiary university hospital--Tehran, Iran.
abstract: Although cardiac tumors are not common they may vary in terms of race and surgical approach in different countries.
  
  
  METHODS
  Patients data of 20 years was collected and evaluated in the "Shahid Modarres Hospital"--a tertiary university hospital--Tehran, Iran.
  
  
  RESULTS
  42 patients with cardiac myxoma (all cases in 20 years) were included in study, 17 males and 25 females, age difference: 13 to 76 years (mean 50.6). Most of patients were in functional classes I, II. 35 patients complained of dyspnea and 3 patients had embolic events. 97.6% of tumors were primary (41 patients) and one tumor was recurrent (2.4%), 85.7% of tumors (36 cases) were located in LA, and 88.1% of tumors (37 cases) were pediculated. 40 patients (95%) had one tumor. In 22 patients (52.3%) after tumor resection septal defects were repaired primarily while in 18 patients (42.8%) the defects were repaired with pericardial patch and In one patient, tumor resected without any septal defect. Mean tumor size was about 5.22 cm (range of 2.2 to 8.2 cm). Postoperatively, 33 patients discharged from hospital without any complication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The research reveals that patients' age and gender were similar to that of other studies in other countries while tumor's incidence seems to be higher. 3 patients were diagnosed after remote embolic event and one patient was diagnosed after MI reflecting relatively high tumor complications and late diagnosis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In our study mean time from diagnosis to operation was too long. The patients had more preoperative embolic events and complication. However, size of myxoma and location of that was as same as its rate in the other literature. As recommendation we suggested that in all patients with vague chest pain or remote embolic events cardiac myxomas should be ruled out.
authors: Lung Transplantation Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Zahra Ansari
authors: ZA
authors: Aval
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Hamid
authors: H
authors: Ghaderi
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Hassan
authors: H
authors: Tatari
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Mahnoosh
authors: M
authors: Foroughi
authors: Brain and Spinal Injury Research Center (BASIR), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Seyedeh Adeleh
authors: SA
authors: Mirjafari
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran.
authors: Mohammad
authors: M
authors: Forozeshfard
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Kamal
authors: K
authors: Fani
authors: Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Isa
authors: I
authors: Khaheshi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009232:Myxoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery*; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016896:Treatment Outcome