Surgical resection of a giant cardiac fibroma
A 42-year-old woman presented to a regional hospital emergency room with palpitations and was found to be in ventricular tachycardia. Chest radiography demonstrated a massively enlarged cardiac silhouette. Echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a mass within the left ventricular free wall, consistent with a cardiac fibroma. The patient proceeded to have surgical resection of the mass. Left ventricular function was preserved postoperatively.
Source: Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals - Category: Cardiology Authors: Stamp, N. L., Larbalestier, R. I. Tags: Cardiac Source Type: research
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