Successful surgical resection plus surgical cryoablation for the treatment of a large left ventricular fibroma.
Ryuhei YamamotoMuneaki MatsubaraHideyuki KatoTomoko IshizuBryan J MathisYuji HiramatsuPublished in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2022)
Residual tumor mass after large cardiac fibroma resection carries long-term risk, but cryoablation is useful during surgery to remove such tissue. Here, we present a case of a large cardiac fibroma of the posterior wall of the left ventricle, discovered during long-term, episodic ventricular tachycardia. Resection with cryoablation completely removed the tumor, eliminating postoperative, distant ventricular arrhythmias.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- mitral valve
- heart failure
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- acute myocardial infarction
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- minimally invasive
- left atrial
- aortic stenosis
- congenital heart disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- lymph node
- pulmonary artery
- acute coronary syndrome
- aortic valve
- replacement therapy
- surgical site infection
- ejection fraction