Biatrial approach to cardiac myxomas: A 30-year clinical experience
| Autor: | Ronald C. Hill, David R. Jones, Robert A. Gustafson, Vasilakis A, Jose L. Cruzzavala, Gordon F. Murray, Geoffrey M. Graeber, Herbert E. Warden |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
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Adult
Male Reoperation Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Heart disease Heart Neoplasms Heart Septum medicine Humans Heart Atria cardiovascular diseases Atrium (heart) Aged Retrospective Studies Surgical approach business.industry Myxoma Retrospective cohort study Perioperative Middle Aged medicine.disease New York Heart Association Functional Classification Surgery Treatment Outcome medicine.anatomical_structure cardiovascular system Female Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Cardiac myxomas Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 59:851-856 |
| ISSN: | 0003-4975 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/0003-4975(95)00064-r |
| Popis: | Early surgical intervention for atrial myxomas mitigates morbidity and usually offers cure. The operative approach to resect these tumors is controversial. The purpose of this study was to review our experience with the biatrial approach between 1964 and 1994. The location of the myxoma was left atrium in 17 and right atrium in 3. Mean preoperative New York Heart Association functional classification was 2.7. Surgical approach to the tumor was biatrial in all patients. There were no perioperative strokes, myocardial infarctions, or deaths. Mean follow-up was 7.5 years (range, 2 mo to 27 years) with a postoperative New York Heart Association functional classification of 1.4. One late death occurred, which was unrelated to the myxoma. Advantages of biatrial approach include (1) definition of tumor pedicle by direct visualization, (2) minimal manipulation of the tumor, (3) adequate margins of excision, (4) inspection of all heart chambers, and (5) secure closure of the atrial septal defect. Long-term follow-up demonstrates the efficacy of this operative approach to atrial myxomas. |
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