DOI: https://doi.org/10.36347/sjmcr.2026.v14i05.037

Pages: 1020-1022

Cardiac myxoma is a rare benign primary tumor, most frequently located in the left atrium. Its treatment is always surgical, and the long-term outcome is marked by the risk of recurrence. We collected data from 11 patients with an average age of 52 years (± 15.71). The sex ratio (M/F) was 0.2. The circumstances of discovery were an etiological workup for an ischemic stroke in 5 patients (45.45%). The most common symptom was exertional dyspnea (55%). The clinical examination revealed signs of mitral stenosis in 3 cases (27%). On cardiac ultrasound, an oval-shaped tumor was the most frequently found in the majority of cases (10 cases, 91%). The site of tumor attachment was the interatrial septum. Complete excision was performed in all patients (11 patients, 100%). The average duration of cardiopulmonary bypass was 67.64 minutes (±44.75) and the average aortic cross-clamp time was 33.1 minutes (±9.35).