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INTRODUCTION:Neoplasms of the heart are extremely rare and difficult to diagnose. In this study, we intend to describe the experience at the Cardiovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (CCPRC) dealing with benign cardiac neoplasms. METHODS:A retrospective review of the archival material at our institution was conducted using the 2007 ICD-9-CM code 212.7. A total of 77 cases with a diagnosis of Benign Heart Neoplasm were found from 1992 to 2008 but only those with an official pathologic report (n = 43) were considered. The clinical charts provided data related to age, sex, presenting symptoms, non-invasive and invasive characteristics, surgical procedures, and pathological findings. Data was compared using paired and unpaired Student's t-test, x2, and Fisher's Exact Test when appropriate. For interpretation of results, a p-value < 0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS:The mean age for diagnosis was 51.49 years. The most common presenting symptom by which these patients sought medical attention was congestive heart failure (35%), followed by chest pain (18%) and neurologic symptoms (14%). The most common location of the mass was the left atrium (81%) and overall, the most common heart neoplasm in this study was myxoma (83.7%). The rate of surgical complications was 30% (n = 13), with the cross clamp time and bypass time found to be the only factors influencing length of stay. Mortality rate was 7% (n = 3). CONCLUSIONS:This study of a total of 43 pathologically confirmed benign cardiac neoplasms admitted to the Cardiovascular Center of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean from 1992 to 2008 validates the fact that heart neoplasms represent a fairly rare diagnosis. It is also consistent with previously published series that establish myxoma as the most common of these benign neoplasms. The main clinical findings as well as the results of surgery were presented.
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P R Health Sci Jjournal_title
Puerto Rico health sciences journalauthors
Figueroa-Torres Y,Martínez-Ojeda JA,Franqui-Rivera H,Martínez-Toro Jsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2008-12-01 00:00:00pages
373-6issue
4eissn
0738-0658issn
2373-6011journal_volume
27pub_type
杂志文章abstract：:The development of active Ca channels was studied in progenitors of chick dorsal root ganglion (DRG) cells. These were isolated using neuron and glia specific antibodies which killed differentiated cells. The low voltage activated, completely inactivating (LVA) Ca channel was found to be expressed first amongst channe...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Significant new findings in the last decade have demonstrated that the vascular endothelium is an important regulatory organ in maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis and that endothelial dysfunction is present in several cardiovascular diseases. With the production of multiple vasoactive substances the normal endothe...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study intends to determine the prevalence of multidrug resistant (MDR) infections by A. baumannii, K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa in a tertiary care teaching hospital intensive care unit (ICU) in San Juan, PR, estimate the mortality rate and compare the morbidity and mortality differences among those tr...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:As part of the January, 1988 trapping of the Cayo Santiago rhesus colony a number of morphometric measurements and serum were collected to examine metabolic and hormonal changes associated with spontaneous obesity. Measurements included body weights, crown-rump lengths, abdominal and scapular skinfolds and circumferen...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The World Health Organization criteria for the diagnosis of Osteopenia and Osteopoposis was applied to a control group of 33 females ages 50 to 59 years and 24 females ages 60 to 69 years. The general exclusion criteria for the selection of subjects included early menopause and diseases, use of drugs and toxic habits ...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：INTRODUCTION:Published studies regarding the incidence of central nervous system (CNS) tumors in Puerto Rico (PR) are exceedingly rare. The general understanding is that the incidence of these tumors in Puerto Rico is similar to the one found in the United States of America (USA). The objective of this study is to desc...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is a chronic health condition that affects 18 of every 100,000 Puerto Rican youth. Few research studies have been performed on the problems that youth with diabetes encounter and how they are related to adherence to treatment and adequate metabolic control. Adequate metabolic...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Osteoporosis in men was not recognized as a major health problem until recently, and increased research in this area resulted in the approval of alendronate for the treatment of osteoporosis in men at the beginning of this decade. Low bone mineral density (BMD) has been demonstrated to be a strong predictor of fractur...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to assess the demographic, behavioral, and clinical factors associated with HIV and syphilis infection among a sample of men attending a sexually transmitted infection clinic during 2009 to 2010 in San Juan, Puerto Rico (PR). METHODS:A sample of 350 clinical records from men visiting the cli...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Exposure to lead in children living on a former landfill in Vega Baja-Puerto Rico, a United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) designated Superfund Site, is a major health concern. Direct contact with lead-contaminated soil is considered a major exposure source. However, there is a lack of information rega...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The type of glass used to fabricate patch pipettes influences the kinetic properties of single-channel currents activated by acetylcholine in Xenopus myocytes. In patches formed with hard glass pipettes, the opening rate decreased in a time-dependent manner. Such decrease was most pronounced for the low conductance ch...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the general knowledge and choices of postpartum contraception among pregnant teens who, at the time of the study, ranged in age from 13 to 19 years old and were receiving prenatal care at a hospital-based prenatal clinic. METHODS:Questionnaires to obtain information regarding demographic characte...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：
更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Patterns of stress-responsiveness were studied in 19 adolescent male rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) who are part of the free-ranging colony on Cayo Santiago, PR. Morphometric and blood samples were obtained as each male was captured and after holding overnight. Subject heart rate was recorded on Day 2, using surface ...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Primary hepatic actinomycosis is an uncommon entity. We report the case of a young man with past history of an appendectomy who presented with fever, weight loss and a liver mass that was initially suspected to be neoplastic. Percutaneous liver biopsy revealed actinomyces-like organisms. The patient was treated with i...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：
更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Since the year 2000, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) support for cardiac failure has been employed in the post operative care of children at the Centro Cardiovascular de Puerto Rico y el Caribe. Our experience with the application of ECMO had been limited to circulatory support after repair of congenital ca...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：:1. To know if the absence of desensitization in the chicken is characteristic of avian tissues, we studied the anaphylactic reaction in the duck. The contractions elicited in pieces of small intestine of actively immunized ducks upon exposure to the specific antigen, or Schultz-Dale reaction, were compared to similar ...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
pub_type： 杂志文章
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更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease [IBD, Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC)] in Puerto Rico has increased significantly in recent years. Experience with these diseases outside of a referral center is limited. A registry for IBD, created by the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) Center for...
journal_title：Puerto Rico health sciences journal
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更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00
