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Sub-Category:

Heart Tumors

Number of Conditions: 1

Myxoma

Specialty: Cardiovascular

Category: Other Cardiovascular Conditions

Sub-category: Heart Tumors

Symptoms:
shortness of breath; chest pain; palpitations; syncope (fainting); systemic embolism (stroke or arterial blockage); fever; fatigue

Root Cause:
A benign tumor originating in the heart, most commonly in the left atrium, attached to the interatrial septum.

How it's Diagnosed: videos
Diagnosed via echocardiography or cardiac MRI.

Treatment:
Treated with surgical resection.

Medications:
No specific medications treat myxoma itself; anticoagulants (e.g., warfarin ) may be used to prevent embolic events if indicated.

Prevalence: How common the health condition is within a specific population.
Rare, with an estimated prevalence of 0.5 per million people per year.

Risk Factors: Factors or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing the condition.
Sporadic in most cases; familial forms may occur in Carney complex (a genetic syndrome).

Prognosis: The expected outcome or course of the condition over time.
Excellent with surgical removal; recurrence is rare but possible in familial cases.

Complications: Additional problems or conditions that may arise as a result of the original condition.
Embolic events (stroke, organ infarction), valve obstruction, arrhythmias, sudden death.