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Myxoma electrocardiogram
Introduction
Key EKG Finding in Myxoma
Key EKG Finding in Myxoma
- Electrocardiographic findings on cardiac myxoma are nonspecific and often normal.[2]
- EKG may reflect the hemodynamic alterations that result from tumor size, such as atrial overload or ventricular hypertrophy.[1]
- Moreover, cardiac rhythm tends to be normal sinus (NSR) and atrial fibrillation is uncommon.
- According to tumor location, long-term electrocardiographic monitoring may demonstrate supraventricular arrhythmias in atrial tumors and ventricular arrhythmias in ventricular tumors.[1]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reynen K (1995). “Cardiac myxomas”. N. Engl. J. Med. 333 (24): 1610–7. doi:10.1056/NEJM199512143332407. PMID 7477198.
- ↑ Goswami KC, Shrivastava S, Bahl VK, Saxena A, Manchanda SC, Wasir HS (1998). “Cardiac myxomas: clinical and echocardiographic profile”. Int. J. Cardiol. 63 (3): 251–9. PMID 9578352.
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sogand Goudarzi, MD [2] Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [3]