| Management of cardiac myxoma during pregnancy: A case series and review of the literature. | |
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PMID: 21715030 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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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. |
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Anitha S John; Heidi M Connolly; Hartzell V Schaff; Kyle Klarich |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-27 |
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Title: International journal of cardiology Volume: - ISSN: 1874-1754 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
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Created Date: 2011-6-30 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8200291 Medline TA: Int J Cardiol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Copyright © 2011 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Division of Cardiology, Children's National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., United States; Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, United States. |
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