Cardiac myxoma is the most common type of human heart tumor, yet the molecular mechanism is still poorly understood. In the present study, we found that the level of myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D), a key regulatory protein for cardiac development, was elevated in specimens of cardiac myxoma, and was positively associated with the proliferation of myxoma cells. MEF2D suppression reduced the ...

We describe a patient who had both a left ventricular myxoma and left ventricular hypertrophy; the myxoma was subsequently excised and revealed to produce interleukin-6. The combination of left ventricular myxoma and ventricular hypertrophy is uncommon. Interleukin-6 secreted from the myxoma may be an important factor in the pathogenesis of ventricular hypertrophy in this patient.

Primary cardiac tumors are rare and myxoma is the most common tumor among them. Cardiac myxoma usually occurs in the left atrium. Myxoma originating from mitral valve is extremely rare. We report a case of mitral valve myxoma. The tumor originated from the anterior mitral valve leaflet. The tumor was completely removed and replacement of the mitral valve was not done.

BACKGROUND Neurologic complications can be the initial manifestation of atrial myxoma. Prompt diagnosis is of paramount significance to prevent recurrent complications. OBJECTIVE To identify patients with neurologic complications attributed to atrial myxoma. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS With institutional review board approval, we retrospectively reviewed the medical records of 74 consecut...

Myxoma jantung merupakan tumor jinak primer yang paling umum, biasanya ada di atrium kiri dengan titik perlekatan daerah fossa ovalis. Modalitas pencitraan untuk diagnosis myxoma antaranya ekokardiografi, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Cardiac is the most common primary benign heart tumor, usually in left with an attachment point ovalis area. Many modalities for car...