Table 2. Echocardiographic characteristics by tumour location.
Characteristics | Left atrium | Right atrium | Left ventricle | Right ventricle | Mitral valve | Tricuspid valve | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tumour pathology | <0.001 | ||||||
Myxomas | 87 (98.9%) | 7 (43.8%) | 0 | 0 | 4 (66.7%) | 1 (33.3%) | |
Other benign tumours | 0 | 6 (37.5%) | 1 (100%) | 0 | 1 (16.7%) | 0 | |
Malignant tumours | 1 (1.1%) | 3 (18.8%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | 1 (16.7%) | 2 (66.7%) | |
Total | 88 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |
EF, % | 59.1±4.6 | 59.1±5.8 | 60±0.0 | 54±0.0 | 57.3±5.9 | 49.7±11.0 | 0.036 |
RVSP, mmHg | 43.3±17.7 | 36.9±14.8 | 27.0±0.0 | 92.0±0.0 | 41.5±26.8 | 59.7±20.8 | 0.031 |
MR | 19 (21.6%) | 2 (12.5%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (16.7%) | 0 | 0.851 |
TR | 27 (30.7%) | 4 (25.0%) | 0 | 1 (100%) | 1 (16.7%) | 3 (100%) | 0.074 |
MR and TR were defined as moderate or severe regurgitation. EF, ejection fraction; RVSP, right ventricular systolic pressure; MR, mitral regurgitation; TR, tricuspid regurgitation.