Research Article

Outcomes of Patients with Newly Diagnosed Cardiac Myxoma: A Retrospective Multicentric Study

Table 1

General characteristics and diagnostic method of cardiac myxoma.

General characteristicNumber of patients or values

Mean age at the time of surgery, years ± SD (range)61.78 ± 7.87 (48–81)
 (i) >65 years12
 (ii) <65 years29
Sex
 (i) Male16
 (ii) Female25
BMI (kg/m2)
 (i) Normal weight (18.5–24.9)13
 (ii) Overweight (25.0–29.9)16
 (iii) Obese (30.0–39.9)12
Location
 (i) Left atrium39
 (ii) Right atrium2
Size of tumor
 (i) Tumor mean height in cm, ±SD (range)3.27 ± 1.57 (0.90–7.50)
 (ii) Tumor mean length in cm, ±SD (range)2.91 ± 0.91 (1.20–5.00)
Carney complex0
Diagnostic method
 (i) Echocardiography35
 (ii) Computed tomography5
 (iii) Histology1