Abstract
We examined the relation between the echocardiographic morphology of cardiac myxoma and systemic embolism in 25 patients. Two distinct types of myxoma could be identified by echocardiography: round type characterized by solid and round shape with nonmobile surface (n = 13, 52%), and polypoid type characterized by soft and irregular shape with mobile surface (n = 12, 48%); multiple regression analysis revealed the polypoid type of tumor was the only independent predictor of systemic embolism (p = 0.0029).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1579-1582 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | American Journal of Cardiology |
Volume | 83 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1999 Jun 1 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine