Surgical treatment of cardiac myxoma
- Author:
Thang Ngoc Nguyen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
cardiac myxoma
- MeSH:
Myxoma;
Cardiovascular Diseases
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
1998;348(5):27-28
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From 31/9/1995 to 31/2/1998, 3 patients (female) underwent surgery for cardiac myxoma at Military Hospital 108 Hanoi, 3 patients had a left atrial myxoma. One patient presented with progressive dyspnea, two with syncope. Three patients were diagnosed by two dimensional echocardiography. Cardiopulmonary bypass with mild to moderate systemic hypothermia was used for excision of the myxoma in all cases. Two had concomitant tricuspid valve repair and one with Mitral repair. There was no death.