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Cardiac myxoma in pregnancy: a comprehensive review.
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- Bilateral Renal Infarction as the Initial Manifestation of Left Atrial Myxoma During Early Pregnancy: A Case Report.Cureus · 2026Article
- Massive left atrial myxoma in pregnancy: case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2026Article
- Management of left atrial myxoma in pregnant women: a case series.Journal of cardiothoracic surgery · 2024Article
- Cardiac myxomas: causes, presentations, diagnosis, and management.Irish journal of medical science · 2024Review
- Dizzy spells in pregnancy: successful antenatal removal of a huge left atrial myxoma with mitral valve obstruction.BMJ case reports · 2024Article
- Successful Management of Maternal Left Atrial Myxoma in Pregnancy.Oman medical journal · 2023Article
- Cardiac myxomas: A narrative review.World journal of cardiology · 2022Review
- Risk of Mitral Valve Prolapse in Patients with Keratoconus in Taiwan: A Population-Based Cohort Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Left atrial myxoma: an unusual cause of postpartum tachycardia and shortness of breath.BMJ case reports · 2019Article
- Anesthetic Management of a Voluminous Left Atrial Myxoma Resection in a 19 Weeks Pregnant with Atypical Clinical Presentation.Case reports in anesthesiology · 2019Article
- Huge cardiac myxoma in pregnancy.BMJ case reports · 2017Article
- Unusual aspects of cardiac myxoma.Anatolian journal of cardiology · 2017Review
- Left Atrial Myxoma in Pregnancy: Management Strategy Using Minimally Invasive Surgical Approach.Case reports in cardiology · 2017Article
- Mitral Valve Prolapse in Pregnancy.Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery · 2016Review
- Editorial: Pregnant patients and open-heart surgery - Decision-making for appropriate timing and surgical strategy.Journal of cardiology cases · 2016Article
- [Cardiac Tumor with Embolic Complication during Pregnancy].Archivos peruanos de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascularArticle
- Stroke as the first manifestation of an atrial myxoma. Review of the literature.Romanian journal of morphology and embryology = Revue roumaine de morphologie et embryologieReview
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Abstract
objectiveCardiac myxoma in pregnancy is rare and the clinical characteristics of this entity have been insufficiently elucidated. This article aims to describe the treatment options and the risk factors responsible for the maternal and feto-neonatal prognoses.
methodsA comprehensive search of the literature of cardiac myxoma in pregnancy was conducted and 44 articles with 51 patients were included in the present review.
resultsTransthoracic echocardiography was the most common diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of cardiac myxoma during pregnancy. Cardiac myxoma resection was performed in 95.9% (47/49); while no surgical resection was performed in 4.1% (2/49) patients (P=0.000). More patients had an isolated cardiac myxoma resection in comparison to those with a concurrent or staged additional cardiac operation [87.2% (41/47) vs. 12.8% (6/47), P=0.000]. A voluntary termination of the pregnancy was done in 7 (13.7%) cases. In the remaining 31 (60.8%) pregnant patients, cesarean section was the most common delivery mode representing 61.3% and vaginal delivery was more common accounting for 19.4%. Cardiac surgery was performed in the first, second and third trimester in 5 (13.9%), 14 (38.9%) and 17 (47.2%) patients, respectively. No patients died. In the delivery group, 20 (76.9%) neonates were event-free survivals, 4 (15.4%) were complicated and 2 (7.7%) died. Neonatal prognoses did not differ between the delivery modes, treatment options, timing of cardiac surgery and sequence of cardiac myxoma resection in relation to delivery.
conclusionThe diagnosis of cardiac myxoma in pregnancy is important. Surgical treatment of cardiac myxoma in the pregnant patients has brought about favorable maternal and feto-neonatal outcomes in the delivery group, which might be attributable to the shorter operation duration and non-emergency nature of the surgical intervention. Proper timing of cardiac surgery and improved cardiopulmonary bypass conditions may result in even better maternal and feto-neonatal survivals.
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