Tumour is essentially an outgrowth on any tissue or organ surface. When this tissue outgrowth occurs on the surface of the cardiac tissues.
Like all other tumours, cardiac tumours also have two general types. The names of those types of tumours are;
According to the location of their origin, tumours can be divided into two divisions. They are known as;
Most cardiac tumours are benign. However, sometimes little pieces of them can fall into the bloodstream, get carried away and cause an obstruction in the way of blood supply to the major organs. This condition is called an embolism.
The cause of a tumour in the heart may be varied and usually is found out to be an external factor or reason that generates this type of outgrowth. Some of the known reasons can be stated as;
Genetic predisposition:
Usually, a person inflicted with a cardiac tumour has been seen to have some members in the previous generation with the same disease. Nearly 10% of cardiac tumours are passed down in generation bloodlines.
Secondary effects:
The tumours may occur due to an effect of another disease, namely, NAME Syndrome, Carney Syndrome, and LAMB Syndrome which causes this inflammation in the cardiac tissues.
Cell overgrowth
Most often, cardiac tumours are found to generate simply by the uncontrolled division of cells, or metastasizing from another location of the cardiac valves and muscles.
The cause of a tumour in the heart may be varied and usually is found out to be an external factor or reason that generates this type of outgrowth. Some of the known reasons can be stated as;
Genetic predisposition:
Usually, a person inflicted with a cardiac tumour has been seen to have some members in the previous generation with the same disease. Nearly 10% of cardiac tumours are passed down in generation bloodlines.
Secondary effects:
The tumours may occur due to an effect of another disease, namely, NAME Syndrome, Carney Syndrome, and LAMB Syndrome which causes this inflammation in the cardiac tissues.
Cell overgrowth
Most often, cardiac tumours are found to generate simply by the uncontrolled division of cells, or metastasizing from another location of the cardiac valves and muscles.
Tobacco
Tobacco contains nicotine, which is a known agent of cancer-causing chemicals. Smoking, inhalation, and chewing of tobacco products may cause tumour in the respective organs, which may spread to the cardiac tissues.
The symptoms of cardiac tumours are not very specific. Sometimes, there may not be any symptoms at all. At times, symptoms of cardiac tumours may surface suddenly and may resemble other heart diseases. Their intensity may range from mild to severe. The general indicators of cardiac tumours may resemble that of endocarditis and can be noticed as;
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