Primary heart tumor: atrial myxoma. Case presentation and literature review

Authors

  • Rodney Vargas Alonso Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto”
  • Reinaldo Elías Sierra Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto”
  • Osvaldo Vargas Alonso Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto”
  • Karla Sucet Elías Armas Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo

Keywords:

cardiac tumor, cardiac myxoma, structural heart disease

Abstract

Primary cardiac tumors are infrequent. Among the most common are cardiac myxomas. It is presented, the case of a patient with a diagnosis of cardiac myxoma treated at the intermediate care unit of the Dr. Agostinho Neto Hospital in Guantanamo in September 2016. A bibliographic review on the subject is presented.

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Author Biographies

Rodney Vargas Alonso, Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto”

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias. Instructor.

Reinaldo Elías Sierra, Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto”

Doctor en Ciencias Pedagógicas. Especialista de II Grado en Cardiología y en Medicina Intensiva y Emergencias. Profesor Titular.

Osvaldo Vargas Alonso, Hospital General Docente “Dr. Agostinho Neto”

Especialista de I Grado en Anestesiología y Reanimación.

Karla Sucet Elías Armas, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas Guantánamo

Estudiante de 3er. año de Medicina.

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Published

2017-09-13

How to Cite

1.
Vargas Alonso R, Elías Sierra R, Vargas Alonso O, Elías Armas KS. Primary heart tumor: atrial myxoma. Case presentation and literature review. Rev Inf Cient [Internet]. 2017 Sep. 13 [cited 2025 Nov. 26];96(5):987-9. Available from: https://revinfcientifica.sld.cu/index.php/ric/article/view/1759

Issue

Vol. 96 No. 5 (2017): September-October

Section

REVIEW ARTICLES