CARDIOLOGY
PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES
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atrial walls
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interatrial septum
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myocardial wall of the ventricles
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A cardiac fibroma is a non-cancerous heart tumor. • A tumor can interfere with the way the heart works, blocking blood flow to vital organs and causing an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia).
Detailed explanation-2: -The cause of cardiac fibroma is still unknown. However, some tumors have been found to be associated with Gorlin syndrome which is also known as Nevoid Basal Cell Carcinoma Syndrome (NBCCS).
Detailed explanation-3: -Myxoma. This is the most common noncancerous primary heart tumor (about 50% of all cases). It needs to be removed through surgery to prevent serious complications like an embolism. Myxomas usually develop in your left atrium.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rhabdomyomas, which develop in the myocardium or the endocardium and account for about one out of every five tumors that originate in the heart. Most of these occur in children or infants and are associated with tuberous sclerosis, adenoma sebaceum of the skin, kidney tumors and arrhythmias.