Abstract:
:Cardiac myxomas are the most common primary benign tumors of the heart. The reported incidence during pregnancy is extremely low with only 17 reported cases in the medical literature. Standard therapy involves surgical resection given the potential for embolization. In the pregnant patient, however, the risks of embolization must be balanced against the risk of cardiopulmonary bypass to the mother and the fetus. We present two cases of cardiac myxoma diagnosed during pregnancy and review the presentation and management strategies of previously reported cases. In conclusion, successful surgical resection of the myxomas during pregnancy was performed in both of our cases. Given the rarity of cases, individual multidisciplinary assessment and management strategies are essential.
journal_name
Int J Cardioljournal_title
International journal of cardiologyauthors
John AS,Connolly HM,Schaff HV,Klarich Kdoi
10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.05.069subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-03-08 00:00:00pages
177-80issue
2eissn
0167-5273issn
1874-1754pii
S0167-5273(11)00482-7journal_volume
155pub_type
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