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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of myxoma are female gender and genetic predisposition. | Common risk factors in the development of myxoma are female gender and genetic predisposition. In some cases, right atrial myxoma has been associated with tricuspid stenosis and atrial fibrillation. | ||
==Risk Factors== | ==Risk Factors== | ||
Common risk factors in the development of myxoma are:<ref> Atrial myxoma. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_myxoma Accessed November 13, 2015 </ref> | Common risk factors in the development of myxoma are:<ref> Atrial myxoma. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_myxoma Accessed November 13, 2015 </ref> | ||
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*Female gender | *Female gender | ||
*Genetic predisposition ([[Carney complex]]) | *Genetic predisposition ([[Carney complex]]) | ||
*In some cases, right atrial myxoma has been associated with tricuspid stenosis and atrial fibrillation. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Common risk factors in the development of myxoma are female gender and genetic predisposition. In some cases, right atrial myxoma has been associated with tricuspid stenosis and atrial fibrillation.
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of myxoma are:[1]
- Female gender
- Genetic predisposition (Carney complex)
- In some cases, right atrial myxoma has been associated with tricuspid stenosis and atrial fibrillation.
References
- ↑ Atrial myxoma. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrial_myxoma Accessed November 13, 2015