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What Could A Mass Behind The Heart Be?
my mom has a history of heart disease. She has had a triple bypass and has also had surgery on the caratoid artery. she just had a stress test and they found a mass behind the heart, a small finding behind the right atrium. what could this be and what would treatment be?
Wed, 30 Jan 2019
Hello,
It could be an atrial myxoma. It is kind of a tumour. Consult a cardiac surgeon and evaluated. Surgical removal is the treatment of choice.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
It could be an atrial myxoma. It is kind of a tumour. Consult a cardiac surgeon and evaluated. Surgical removal is the treatment of choice.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Shinas Hussain, General & Family Physician
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