Surgical treatment of cardiac myxomas: 16 years experience of 78 patients

Primary Cardiac Myxomas: Clinical Experience and Surgical Results in 67 Patients

“…In Bossert et al's review, early postoperative mortality was 3% 5 . In another study the hospital mortality on primary cardiac myxomas was reported to be 9% 19 . Most common mortality was due to preoperative decompensation 13,20 .…”

“…5 In another study the hospital mortality on primary cardiac myxomas was reported to be 9%. 19 Most common mortality was due to preoperative decompensation. 13,20 In our series, there were three early postoperative mortalities (4.47%); 66.6%(2/3) patients with preoperative decompensation died after tumor resection.…”