Surgery - myxoma, constrictive pericarditis

Question 1

Myxoma

• ? myocardial tumour
• they are ?, usually sporadic and occur in <5/10000
• signs may mimic ? ? or mitral ?
• can be confirmed on ?
• trt is ?

Answer 1

commonest
benign
inf endocarditis
stenosis
echo
excision

Question 2

Constrictive pericarditis

• pericardial ? can give ? of whole pericardium
• can occur in ?, ? or pericardial ?/RTx
• signs - ? and ? congestion as it affects all four heart ?
• trt is excision of the whole ?

Answer 2

inflam
constriction
Tb, RA, trauma
pulmonary and systemic
chambers
pericardium