Cardiac Tumors Flashcards
1
Q
Where are cardiac tumors most likely to form ?
A
Left atrium
2
Q
What is the most common primary cardiac tumor
A
ATRIAL MYXOMA - most commonly attached to fossa ovalis
3
Q
Features of atrial myxoma
A
PYREXIA OF UNKOWN ORIGIN
Emboli
AFIB
MID diastolic murmur - tumor plop
4
Q
What do we see in echo of atrial myxoma ?
A
pedunculated heterogeneous mass typically attached to the fossa ovalis region of the interatrial septum
