A case report of primary cardiac myxofibrosarcoma presenting with severe congestive heart failure.

Kosuke UjihiraAkira YamadaNaritomo NishiokaYutaka IbaRyushi MaruyamaKatsuhiko NakanishiAi ShimizuKanako C HatanakaTomoko MitsuhashiToshiya ShinoharaHatsue Ishibashi Ueda

Published in: Journal of cardiothoracic surgery (2016)

Cardiac myxofibrosarcoma can cause acute, severe left-sided heart failure. Non-transmural atrial wall resection with cryoablation might be effective for patients with cardiac myxofibrosarcomas with extensive atrial attachment.

Keyphrases

heart failure
left ventricular
atrial fibrillation
left atrial
early onset
liver failure
cardiac resynchronization therapy
acute heart failure