[Cardiac myxoma: clinical characterization, diagnostic methods and late surgical results].

Background: Cardiac myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor.

Aim: To evaluate clinical aspects, diagnostic methods and surgical outcomes in patients with cardiac myxoma.

Patients And Methods: AH patients who underwent surgical resection of a cardiac myxoma between January 1973 and December 2004 at our institution, were identified and their medical records and diagnostic data reviewed.