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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Ahmad Al Maradni, M.D. [2]

Overview

The incidence of benign cardiac tumor including Myxoma is about 250 per 100,000 persons. Myxoma is a rare disease that tends to affect infants and children, females are more commonly affected with myxoma than males.

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.

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