SynthesisBMC cardiovascular disorders2020
Risk factors of embolism for the cardiac myxoma patients: a systematic review and metanalysis.
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- Frequency, Clinical Characteristics, Anatomical Distribution, and Outcomes of Embolic Complications of Cardiac Myxoma in Contemporary Cohorts: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
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- Operative Experience and Clinical Outcomes in Cardiac Myxoma Patients: A Retrospective Single-Center Study.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2026Article
- Early surgical outcomes of cardiac myxoma resection according to dominant clinical phenotype in adult patients.Northern clinics of Istanbul · 2026Article
- Giant right atrial Myxoma associated with acute coronary syndrome.Oxford medical case reports · 2026Article
- Giant Biatrial Myxoma With Few Symptoms-The Odd Between the Rare: A Case Report.Clinical case reports · 2025Article
- Evaluating risk factors of embolism in patients with cardiac myxoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2025Article
- Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Myxoma Leading to Acute Stroke.Circulation reports · 2025Article
- Giant right atrial myxoma complicated with massive pulmonary embolism and right-sided heart failure: a case report.AME case reports · 2025Article
- Embolic Stroke in a Patient With Left Atrial Myxoma.JACC. Case reports · 2024Article
- Brain metastases in a patient with antecedent of cardiac myxoma: a case report and review of literatureRevista de la Facultad de Ciencias Medicas (Cordoba, Argentina) · 2024Review
- Cystic cardiac myxoma: a rare variant of cardiac myxoma in a woman with acute stroke.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2024Article
- Clinical and laboratory manifestations, ECG findings, and outcomes of right atrial myxoma: a systematic review of cases reported worldwide.The Egyptian heart journal : (EHJ) : official bulletin of the Egyptian Society of Cardiology · 2024Review
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- Two cerebral infarctions caused by thrombus and myxomatous embolus in a patient with cardiac myxoma: A case report.Heliyon · 2024Article
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- Acute Lower Limb Ischaemia as a Presenting Sign of Atrial Myxoma: Case Report and Scoping Review of the Literature.EJVES vascular forum · 2024Article
- Transient ischemic attack and minor stroke as "surgeons affairs": a narrative review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2023Review
- Morphological characteristics of cardiac myxoma causing embolism: a series of 40 years of experience at a single institute.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe risk factors contributing to embolism in cardiac myxoma (CM) are yet controversial. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to clarify the risk factors of embolism for the CM patients.
methodsPubMed, Embase, Cochrane library, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wan Fang, and Wei Pu databases were searched from inception to June 2019. Statistical analysis was conducted using Stata version 14.0. The pooled odds ratio or mean difference with 95% confidence interval was estimated for each risk factor.
resultsHerein, 12 studies, encompassing 1814 patients, were included. The pooled results suggested that New York Heart Association (NYHA) class I/II (P < 0.01), hypertension (P = 0.03), irregular tumor surface (P < 0.01), tumor in atypical location (P = 0.01), narrow base of tumor (P < 0.01), and increased fibrinogen (FIB) (P < 0.01) are significant risk factors of embolism in CM patients. However, sex, age, body mass index, smoking, left ventricular ejection fraction, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, atrial fibrillation, valvular heart disease, coronary heart disease, tumor size, platelet count, white blood cells, and hemoglobin were not associated with embolism (all P > 0.05).
conclusionsNYHA class (I/II), hypertension, irregular tumor surface, atypical tumor location, the narrow base of tumor, and increased FIB were significant risk factors of embolism in CM patients. For CM patients with these factors, early surgery might be beneficial to prevent embolism.
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