Accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac myxoma: single center experience

The differential diagnosis of cardiac myxomas (CM), the most common benign primary cardiac tumors, is broad and a thorough diagnostic workup is required to establish accurate diagnosis prior to surgical resection. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is usually the first imaging modality used for di...

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Main Authors: Kacar Polona, Pavsic Nejc, Bervar Mojca, Strazar Zvezdana Dolenc, Prokselj Katja
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Published: Sciendo 2025-01-01
Series:Radiology and Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2025-0007
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author Kacar Polona
Pavsic Nejc
Bervar Mojca
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Prokselj Katja
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description The differential diagnosis of cardiac myxomas (CM), the most common benign primary cardiac tumors, is broad and a thorough diagnostic workup is required to establish accurate diagnosis prior to surgical resection. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is usually the first imaging modality used for diagnosis of suspected CM. In a single tertiary centre study, we sought to determine the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of TTE in the diagnosis of CM and to determine echocardiographic characteristics indicative of CM.
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spelling doaj-art-4d1b3b66aeb64ef4afe839faac479b272025-08-20T02:55:38ZengSciendoRadiology and Oncology1581-32072025-01-01591636810.2478/raon-2025-0007Accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac myxoma: single center experienceKacar Polona0Pavsic Nejc1Bervar Mojca2Strazar Zvezdana Dolenc3Prokselj Katja4Department of Cardiology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Cardiology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Cardiology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaFaculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaDepartment of Cardiology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, SloveniaThe differential diagnosis of cardiac myxomas (CM), the most common benign primary cardiac tumors, is broad and a thorough diagnostic workup is required to establish accurate diagnosis prior to surgical resection. Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is usually the first imaging modality used for diagnosis of suspected CM. In a single tertiary centre study, we sought to determine the accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of TTE in the diagnosis of CM and to determine echocardiographic characteristics indicative of CM.https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2025-0007cardiac masscardiac myxomacardiovascular imagingechocardiography
spellingShingle Kacar Polona
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Accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac myxoma: single center experience
Radiology and Oncology
cardiac mass
cardiac myxoma
cardiovascular imaging
echocardiography
title Accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac myxoma: single center experience
title_full Accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac myxoma: single center experience
title_fullStr Accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac myxoma: single center experience
title_full_unstemmed Accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac myxoma: single center experience
title_short Accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac myxoma: single center experience
title_sort accuracy of transthoracic echocardiography in diagnosis of cardiac myxoma single center experience
topic cardiac mass
cardiac myxoma
cardiovascular imaging
echocardiography
url https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2025-0007
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