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A publication of the Cardiovascular Imaging Department of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology
Uma publicação do Departamento de Imagem Cardiovascular da Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia
DOI: 10.36660/abcimg.20240064i
Introduction Cardiac tumors are found in 0.001% to 0.3% of autopsies, where myxoma is the most common cardiac neoplasia. Approximately 70% appear in the left atrium next to the foramen ovale and are pedunculated. Its pedunculus can be short, limiting its movement, or can be long, allowing tumor movement inside and outside the atrium during the cardiac cycle., Clinical conditions depend on the size, mobility, and location of the tumor. Classic symptoms are related to Goodwin’s triad, which includes unspecific […]
Keywords: Atrial Myxoma; Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures; Heart Atriums