Abstract
We report the case of a 38-year-old woman who underwent cardiac sarcoma resection and presented later with spontaneous left ventricular free-wall rupture. The original tumor resection required autotransplantation and a transmitral approach, including partial resection of the inner left ventricular wall. Although the patient did well postoperatively, 3 weeks later she developed a large pericardial effusion with tamponade. Intraoperatively, a portion of the left ventricular free wall ruptured and required repair with a Dacron patch. The patient recovered and was discharged from the hospital 3 weeks later. To our knowledge, this is the 1st reported case of spontaneous ventricular rupture after the resection of a cardiac tumor.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 171-173 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Texas Heart Institute Journal |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 2 |
State | Published - Jun 1 2009 |
Keywords
- Cardiac surgical procedures
- Cardiac tamponade/etiology
- Heart neoplasms/complications/surgery
- Heart rupture/etiology/pathology
- Heart ventricles/pathology/surgery
- Neoplasm invasiveness
- Pericardial effusion/etiology
- Postoperative complications
- Sarcoma/pathology/surgery
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine