Frontiers in Public Health (Dec 2014)

Cardiac tumors

  • Leonardo eRoever,
  • Leonardo eRoever,
  • Antonio eCasella-Filho,
  • Paulo Magno eMartins Dourado,
  • Elmiro eSantos Resende,
  • Antônio Carlos ePalandri Chagas

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2014.00264
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2

Abstract

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Patients with cardiac tumours may present with cardiovascular related or constitutional symptoms, but more often than not a cardiac mass is discovered incidentally during an imaging examination performed for an unrelated indication.Cardiac myxoma is generally considered to be a surgical emergency. Echocardiography, including the transesophageal approach, is the most important means of diagnosis; CT and MRI. The clinical presentation has changed and the management of cardiac myxoma now needs to be reviewed.

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