MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Immediate surgical treatment is indicated in all patients. Cardiac myxomas can be excised with a low rate of mortality and morbidity.

Detailed explanation-2: -Heart myxoma is the most common primary cardiac tumor which is usually located in the left atrium. Operative treatment is urgently required.

Detailed explanation-3: -Parts of the myxoma can break off and travel in the bloodstream to other parts of your body, such as your brain, blocking blood flow and causing a stroke. A myxoma that grows inside the heart can block blood flow through the valve. Surgery is the only treatment for myxomas and should be arranged as soon as possible.

Detailed explanation-4: -Typically, surgical resection of an atrial myxoma is performed via a median sternotomy with the patient on cardiopulmonary bypass. Recurrence of a myxoma after surgical excision is extremely rare, and most patients have an excellent prognosis after surgery.