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Cureus
June 2023
Internal Medicine, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, USA.
Syncope is a frequent reason for elderly patients to present to an outpatient office. The underlying cause of syncope can range from benign to serious. Although serious cases of syncope are rare, appropriate workup can help detect and address potentially fatal pathologies.
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December 2019
Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Introduction: Myxomas are the most common type of cardiac benign tumors and most of them are located in the left atrium, followed by the right atrium. The majority of Myxomas is located in the left atrium and has a variable clinical presentation. Myxomas affect patients within a wide age range (15-80 years), and the average age is approximately 50 years.
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May 2019
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
Background: The incidence of heart tumors is the lowest in all known tumors. Primary cardiac tumors are especially rare, with an incidence of 0.056% according to autopsy reports.
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November 2016
Department of Cardiac Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, Student Research Committee, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Background: The presence of primary intracardiac tumors are scarce, and most of them are myxomas. We reported, in this paper, a case with huge mass in the right side of the heart.
Case Report: A 45-year-old man, with a complaint of bilateral lower limbs edema and exertional dyspnea, was admitted to intensive cardiac care unit.
Clin Med Insights Case Rep
May 2017
Department of Cardiology, Presence Saint Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL, USA.
Tumor-like formation of thrombus in the right atrial cavity is rare. It may be mistaken for a myxoma. The exact pathophysiology of an isolated thrombus in the heart is still unclear.
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