Future Cardiol. 2010;6(2):181-193. Myxomas are mainly located in the atria (75% in the left and 15–20% in the right) and are attached to the atrial septum, usually in the region of the rim of ...

Surgical resection remains the definitive treatment [10]. Traditionally, the standard approach for left atrial masses has been full sternotomy. However, in recent years, a minimally invasive approach ...

Transthoracic echocardiography detected a giant mass in the right atrium; myxoma was indicated by [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose PET/CT. Preoperative selective coronary angiography was performed to assess ...

This opening allows oxygen-rich blood from the left atrium to mix with oxygen-poor blood in the right atrium, forcing the heart to work harder than normal. During fetal development, several ...

The right atrium is one of the heart's upper chambers that plays a role in blood circulation. It collects deoxygenated blood and directs it on a pathway to get oxygen from the lungs. Problems with the ...

Introduction Atrial myxoma is a rare benign primary cardiac tumor (Jaravaza et al., 2021), most commonly arising from the endocardial surface of the atria (Reynen, 1995). While it is generally ...

The right atrium and right ventricle work together to receive the blood that has just traveled throughout the body and move it into the lungs. There, it gets topped off with oxygen.

The left atrial appendage is a small pouch in the wall of the upper left chamber of your heart (left atrium). It helps lower blood pressure in the left atrium if it becomes too high. In people ...

An atrial septal defect (ASD) is an opening between the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart. Learn about the associated symptoms, dangers, and treatment.

Ischemic heart disease and heart failure are associated with previously unknown changes in the right atrium of the heart, a new study shows. The groundbreaking study reveals how various forms of heart ...

The successful removal of a myxoma from the left atrium was first reported by Crafoord 1 in 1954. This was closely followed by case reports by Bigelow et al. 2 in 1955 and Scannell, Brewster and ...

"But in nonresponders, blood is shunted from the left atrium to the right atrium/ventricle but then it just sits there. It never gets back to the left side of the heart, so cardiac output goes ...