Research Article

Surgical Treatment of Primary Intracardiac Myxoma: 20-Year Experience in “Shahid Modarres Hospital”—A Tertiary University Hospital—Tehran, Iran

Table 3

Specification of operation procedures performed for patents diagnosed with myxoma from 1994 to 2014 in Shahid Modarres Hospital.

Operating information1994–2014

LocationLeft atrium36 (85.6%)
Right atrium3 (7.2%)
Left and right atrium2 (4.8%)
Right ventricle1 (2.4%)

Kind of tumorPrimary41 (97.6%)
Recurrent1 (2.4%)

Pediculate or sessilePediculate37 (90%)
Sessile3 (7.2%)
Unknown2 (4.8%)

Operating techniquePrimary repair22 (52.4%)
Repair with pericardial patch18 (42.8%)
Myomectomy 1 (2.4%)
Unknown1 (2.4%)

Combination operationCABG1 (2.4%)
Repair of pulmonary valve1 (2.4%)
Mitral valve replacement2 (4.8%)
Mitral annuloplasty2 (4.8%)

Tumor size5.22 ± 1.6 cm, range: 2.2 to 8.2 cm

CPB time85.4 ± 31 min

XC time55.6 ± 30 min

CABG: coronary artery bypass graft, CPB: cardiopulmonary bypass, XC: aortic cross clamp.