Abstracts of the 20th annual meeting of the association `Heart - Lung` and 2nd „Varna - Augsburg` conference 30-31 may 2014
P. Manoilov, Pl. Panayotov, K. Yankov, E. Dimitrova, D. Kalev, Y. Krasnaliev, S. Mokan, D. Panayotova, D. Todorov, F. Dziewior, M. Beyer, B. Chaushev, R. Georgiev, N. Penkov, T. Tzvetkov, Sv. Georgiev, F. Oertel, A. Kisheva, L. Mircheva, Y. Yotov, M. Negreva, E. V. Nemchenko, V. A. Karnahin, V. V. Bazylev, Y. Radulova, S. Chilikova, Y. Peychev, V. Boshnakov, P. Petrov, M. Slavov, B. Bogdanov, V. Kornovski, M. Grkovski, C. Gradinarov, K. Mavrodieva, J. Sitar, O. Hlinomaz, H. Quinz, N. Stoyanov, B. Karatancheva, E. Kostov, A. Postadjian, N. Rifai, B. Finkov, M. Rezek, Ts. Minchev, E. Manolov, V. Marinchev, A. Kelchev, V. Georgiev, I. Stoimenov, G. Kirova, R. Petkov, D. Markov, M. Tsenov, A. Daskalov, T. Dragneva, O. Yanchev, P. Dragomirov, V. Knyazhev, N. Donchev, M. Sapundjieva, K. Tiutiundjiev, P. Kostov, M. Staneva, Tz. Tzvetanov, B. Minkova, P. Antova, V. Chervenkoff, A. Angelov, D. Petkov, V. Petrov, N. Pаncheva
Abstract
Primary tumours of the heart are rare. Metastases are the most frequent tumours of the heart. Anyway, it is generally
agreed that autopsy prevalence of primary cardiac tumors is 1 out of 2,000 and that of secondary cardiac
tumors is 1 out of 100 autopsies, with a secondary/primary cardiac tumors ratio of 20:1. Cardiac tumors may occur
in any cardiac tissue. They can cause valvular or inflow-outflow tract obstruction, thromboembolism, arrhythmias,
or pericardial disorders. Symptoms are very variable and can be the result of either local or systemic
effects. Surgery is successful for benign tumours when adequate resection margins are allowed. A number of imaging
modalities are available for the assessment of cardiac tumours; each has advantages and limitations. This
report presents our experience in the treatment of tumors of the heart
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http://dx.doi.org/10.14748/ssm.v46i1.636
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