The health care provider will listen to the heart with a stethoscope. A “tumor plop” (a sound related to the movement of the tumor), abnormal heart sounds, or murmur may be heard. These sounds may change when the patient changes position.
Right atrial myxomas rarely produce symptoms until they have grown to be at least 13 cm (about 5 inches) wide.
Imaging tests may include:
- Chest x-ray
- CT scan of the chest
- ECG
- Echocardiogram
- Doppler study
- Heart MRI
- Left heart angiography
- Right heart angiography
Blood tests:
A complete blood count may show anemia and increased white blood cells. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is increased.