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Left Atrial Myxoma

MedGen UID:
101031
•Concept ID:
C0518959
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonym: Left atrial myxoma

Definition

A cardiac myxoma arising from the left atrium. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVLeft Atrial Myxoma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Contrast-enhanced ultrasound for non-invasive differential diagnosis of unclear left atrial mass.
Christa M, Müntze J, Lengenfelder B, Nordbeck P
Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2023 Nov;39(11):2173-2174. Epub 2023 Sep 4 doi: 10.1007/s10554-023-02926-7. PMID: 37665488Free PMC Article
Primary cardiac tumors: 32 years of experience from a Spanish tertiary surgical center.
Barreiro M, Renilla A, Jimenez JM, Martin M, Al Musa T, Garcia L, Barriales V
Cardiovasc Pathol 2013 Nov-Dec;22(6):424-7. Epub 2013 May 30 doi: 10.1016/j.carpath.2013.04.006. PMID: 23727543
Cardiac myxoma: diagnostic approach, surgical treatment and follow-up. A twenty years experience.
Jelic J, Milicić D, Alfirević I, Anić D, Baudoin Z, Bulat C, Corić V, Dadić D, Husar J, Ivanćan V, Korda Z, Letica D, Predrijevac M, Ugljen R, Vućemilo I
J Cardiovasc Surg (Torino) 1996 Dec;37(6 Suppl 1):113-7. PMID: 10064362

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Left atrial myxoma: an unusual cause of pre-syncope and symptomatic bradycardia.
Vongbunyong K, Sinfield S, Premyodhin N, Chen K, Zargarian E, Ng A, Kern M
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022 Dec 30;22(1):576. doi: 10.1186/s12872-022-03018-5. PMID: 36585613Free PMC Article
Robotic Aortic Valve Replacement: First 50 Cases.
Wei LM, Cook CC, Hayanga JWA, Rankin JS, Mascio CE, Badhwar V
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 Sep;114(3):720-726. Epub 2021 Sep 22 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.08.036. PMID: 34560044
Totally thoracoscopic surgery for treating left atrial myxoma.
Zhao F, Chen T, Tang Y, Chen Q, Jiang N, Guo Z
Medicine (Baltimore) 2021 Nov 12;100(45):e27819. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027819. PMID: 34766596Free PMC Article
Clinical Features and Surgical Results of Right Atrial Myxoma.
Li H, Guo H, Xiong H, Xu J, Wang W, Hu S
J Card Surg 2016 Jan;31(1):15-7. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12663. PMID: 26585438
Stroke of a cardiac myxoma origin.
Yuan SM, Humuruola G
Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc 2015 Mar-Apr;30(2):225-34. doi: 10.5935/1678-9741.20150022. PMID: 26107455Free PMC Article

Diagnosis

Left atrial myxoma.
Namana V, Sarasam R, Balasubramanian R, Shani J
QJM 2016 Sep;109(9):623-4. Epub 2016 Jul 10 doi: 10.1093/qjmed/hcw106. PMID: 27402856
Cerebral Metastases in Patients with Left Atrial Myxoma.
Rose D, Papa A, Tomao S, Greco E, Zacharias J
J Card Surg 2016 May;31(5):289-93. Epub 2016 Mar 20 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12727. PMID: 26996368
Left atrial myxoma.
Layton S, Ripley DP, Bellenger NG
BMJ 2013 Jul 26;347:f4430. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f4430. PMID: 23894179
Masquerading myxoma.
Patel R, Lynn KC
Am J Med Sci 2009 Aug;338(2):161-3. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181a3c2b1. PMID: 19680024
Left atrial myxoma.
Br Med J 1976 Sep 25;2(6038):714. PMID: 974562Free PMC Article

Therapy

Renal Embolism Associated with the Atrial Myxoma: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Sega M, Yamashita M, Maruyama H, Taya Y, Ohgi K, Haraoka R, Hirayama K
Medicina (Kaunas) 2024 Apr 24;60(5) doi: 10.3390/medicina60050694. PMID: 38792877Free PMC Article
Robotic applications for intracardiac and endovascular procedures.
Tasoudis PT, Caranasos TG, Doulamis IP
Trends Cardiovasc Med 2024 Feb;34(2):110-117. Epub 2022 Oct 20 doi: 10.1016/j.tcm.2022.10.002. PMID: 36273775
Interatrial septal tachycardias following atrial fibrillation ablation or cardiac surgery: Electrophysiological features and ablation outcomes.
Garg L, Pothineni NVK, Arroyo A, Rodriguez D, Garcia FC, Hyman MC, Kumareswaran R, Arkles JS, Schaller RD, Supple GE, Frankel DS, Riley MP, Nazarian S, Lin D, Dixit S, Callans DJ, Zado ES, Marchlinski FE, Saenz LC, Santangeli P
Heart Rhythm 2021 Sep;18(9):1491-1499. Epub 2021 May 11 doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2021.04.036. PMID: 33984525
Postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients with left atrial myxoma.
Sahin M, Tigen K, Dundar C, Ozben B, Alici G, Demir S, Kalkan ME, Ozkan B
Cardiovasc J Afr 2015 May-Jun;26(3):120-4. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2014-069. PMID: 26592907Free PMC Article
Totally robotic resection of myxoma and atrial septal defect repair.
Gao C, Yang M, Wang G, Wang J
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2008 Dec;7(6):947-50. Epub 2008 Sep 16 doi: 10.1510/icvts.2008.185991. PMID: 18796473

Prognosis

Left atrial myxoma: an unusual cause of pre-syncope and symptomatic bradycardia.
Vongbunyong K, Sinfield S, Premyodhin N, Chen K, Zargarian E, Ng A, Kern M
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022 Dec 30;22(1):576. doi: 10.1186/s12872-022-03018-5. PMID: 36585613Free PMC Article
Cerebral Metastases in Patients with Left Atrial Myxoma.
Rose D, Papa A, Tomao S, Greco E, Zacharias J
J Card Surg 2016 May;31(5):289-93. Epub 2016 Mar 20 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12727. PMID: 26996368
Clinical Features and Surgical Results of Right Atrial Myxoma.
Li H, Guo H, Xiong H, Xu J, Wang W, Hu S
J Card Surg 2016 Jan;31(1):15-7. Epub 2015 Nov 19 doi: 10.1111/jocs.12663. PMID: 26585438
Masquerading myxoma.
Patel R, Lynn KC
Am J Med Sci 2009 Aug;338(2):161-3. doi: 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e3181a3c2b1. PMID: 19680024
Left atrial myxoma.
Rowlands DJ
Br J Hosp Med 1983 Dec;30(6):415-20. PMID: 6652328

Clinical prediction guides

Crosstalk between KIF1C and PRKAR1A in left atrial myxoma.
Zhou M, Yao Y, Wang X, Zha L, Chen Y, Li Y, Wang M, Yu C, Zhou Y, Li Q, Cao Z, Wu J, Shi S, Jiang D, Long D, Wang J, Wang Q, Cheng X, Liao Y, Tu X
Commun Biol 2023 Jul 14;6(1):724. doi: 10.1038/s42003-023-05094-5. PMID: 37452081Free PMC Article
A case report of left atrial myxoma presenting with amnesia.
Shabab S, Erfanzadeh M, Ahmadian S, Mahmoudabady M, Mazloum N
BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2021 May 1;21(1):225. doi: 10.1186/s12872-021-02036-z. PMID: 33932989Free PMC Article
Postoperative atrial fibrillation in patients with left atrial myxoma.
Sahin M, Tigen K, Dundar C, Ozben B, Alici G, Demir S, Kalkan ME, Ozkan B
Cardiovasc J Afr 2015 May-Jun;26(3):120-4. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2014-069. PMID: 26592907Free PMC Article
Left atrial myxoma with versus without cerebral embolism: length of symptoms, morphologic characteristics, and outcomes.
Zheng Z, Guo G, Xu L, Lei L, Wei X, Pan Y
Tex Heart Inst J 2014 Dec;41(6):592-5. Epub 2014 Dec 1 doi: 10.14503/THIJ-13-3862. PMID: 25593521Free PMC Article
Clinical presentation of left atrial cardiac myxoma. A series of 112 consecutive cases.
Pinede L, Duhaut P, Loire R
Medicine (Baltimore) 2001 May;80(3):159-72. doi: 10.1097/00005792-200105000-00002. PMID: 11388092

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