👆 @cardiology_channel Atrial myxoma
An atrial myxoma is a noncancerous tumor in the upper leftor right side of the heart. It most often grows on the wall that separates the two sides of the heart.This wall is called the atrial septum.Causes a myxoma is a primary heart(cardiac)tumor.This means that the tumor started within the heart. Most heart tumors start somewhere else.Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Myxomas are the most common type of these rare tumors.About75%of myxomas occur in the left atrium of the heart. They most often begin in the wall that divides the two upper chambers of the heart.The rest are in the right atrium.Right atrial myxomas are sometimes linked with tricuspid stenosis and atrial fibrillation.Myxomas are more common in women. About1in10 myxomas are passed down through families(inherited)These tumors are called familial myxomas.They tend to occur in more than one part of the heart at a time, and often cause symptoms at a younger age.
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An atrial myxoma is a noncancerous tumor in the upper leftor right side of the heart. It most often grows on the wall that separates the two sides of the heart.This wall is called the atrial septum.Causes a myxoma is a primary heart(cardiac)tumor.This means that the tumor started within the heart. Most heart tumors start somewhere else.Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Myxomas are the most common type of these rare tumors.About75%of myxomas occur in the left atrium of the heart. They most often begin in the wall that divides the two upper chambers of the heart.The rest are in the right atrium.Right atrial myxomas are sometimes linked with tricuspid stenosis and atrial fibrillation.Myxomas are more common in women. About1in10 myxomas are passed down through families(inherited)These tumors are called familial myxomas.They tend to occur in more than one part of the heart at a time, and often cause symptoms at a younger age.
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