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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The main causes of cardiac myxoma remain unknown. However, in some cases like inherited myxomatosis there is a strong relation with genetic mutations of PRKAR1A gene.
=Causes
Right atrial myxomas are sometimes associated with tricuspid stenosis and atrial fibrillation.About 10% of myxomas are passed down through families (inherited). Such tumors are called familial myxomas. They tend to occur in more than one part of the heart at a time, and often cause symptoms at a younger age than other myxomas