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. 2017 Sep;9(9):2935–2941. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.04

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.