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The prevalence of cardiac myxoma is reported as 0.03% in general population.<ref name="pmid12208428">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yoon DH, Roberts W |title=Sex distribution in cardiac myxomas |journal=Am. J. Cardiol. |volume=90 |issue=5 |pages=563–5 |year=2002 |pmid=12208428 |doi= |url=}}</ref>The incidence of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons.<ref name="cancergov">National Cancer Institute. Physician Data Query Database 2015. http://www.cancer.gov/publications/pdp</ref> | |||
Myxoma is a rare disease, with an average onset between 30 to 60 years. Females are more commonly affected with cardiac myxoma than males. The F:M ratio is approximately 1.8 to 1.<ref name="pmid12208428">{{cite journal |vauthors=Yoon DH, Roberts W |title=Sex distribution in cardiac myxomas |journal=Am. J. Cardiol. |volume=90 |issue=5 |pages=563–5 |year=2002 |pmid=12208428 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | |||
==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ==Epidemiology and Demographics== | ||
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::*The incidence of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons. | ::*The incidence of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons. | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [2] Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [3]
Overview
The prevalence of cardiac myxoma is reported as 0.03% in general population.[1]The incidence of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons.[2]
Myxoma is a rare disease, with an average onset between 30 to 60 years. Females are more commonly affected with cardiac myxoma than males. The F:M ratio is approximately 1.8 to 1.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- The incidence of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons.
Age
- The majority of patients with Myxoma are infants and children.
Gender
- Myxomas are more common in females.