Atrial Myxoma
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Atrial Myxoma Outlook
What to expect with atrial myxoma:
The outlook depends on the size of the tumor and whether the tumor is detected before complications occur.
Sudden death may occur in about 15 percent of people with atrial myxoma.
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Last Updated: Feb 26, 2008
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Atrial Myxoma References:
Ekinci EI, Donnan GA. Neurological manifestations of cardiac myxoma: a review of the literature and report of cases. Intern Med J. 2004 May;34(5):243-9.
Percell RL Jr, Henning RJ, Siddique Patel M. Atrial myxoma: case report and a review of the literature. Heart Dis. 2003 May-Jun;5(3):224-30.
Vasquez A, Sethi G, Maximov M, Marcus FI. Atrial myxomas in the elderly: a case report and review of the literature. Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2004 Jan-Feb;13(1):39-44.
