Echocardiographic Findings and Clinical Correlation With Cardiac Myxoma.

THIS IMAGING VIGNETTE DESCRIBES THE ASSOCIATION OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS WITH clinical course, dividing myxomas on the basis of size (Figure 1), morphology (Figure 2), and location (Figure 3) in 378 patients with complete excision of cardiac myxoma in a single center in our hospital. Large size was associated with cardiac symptoms (p < 0.005), polypoid type was associated with embolic symptoms (p < 0.005), atypical location was associated with constitutional symptoms (p < 0.005), and typical location was associated with post-operative arrhythmias (p < 0.005). Young age and atypical location were associated with recurrence (p < 0.05). However, echocardiographic findings relating to size, shape, and site of origin did not affect survival (Figure 4).