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A publication of the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology. ISSN (online version): 2675-312XISSN (printed version): 2318-8219
Uma publicação do Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia. ISSN (versão on-line): 2675-312XISSN (versão impressa): 2318-8219
DOI: 10.47593/2675-312X/20213404eabc252
Introduction Primary cardiac tumors are an uncommon entity with an incidence of 0.3–0.7%. Most primary cardiac neoplasms are benign, with cardiac myxoma (CM) being the most prevalent type. – Patients with CM may present symptoms due to embolic phenomena or intracardiac blood flow obstruction for which the treatment is surgical resection. – Postoperative tumor recurrence occurs in up to 3% of cases; however, when myxomas are part of an underlying genetic syndrome, the recurrence rate can reach 22%. The main […]
Keywords: Carney Complex; Echocardiography; Myxoma