Malignant Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction: A Reason to Operate?

A 57-year-old man with high-grade synovial sarcoma was found to have cardiac involvement of his malignancy. Intracardiac tumor resulted in dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe mitral regurgitation. He underwent mitral valve replacement and had no cardiovascular symptoms at 1...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Grimaldo, Anna B., McConn, Keith, Maleszewski, Joseph J., Rowse, Phillip G., Geske, Jeffrey B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9663979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36388706
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.07.035
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Sumario:A 57-year-old man with high-grade synovial sarcoma was found to have cardiac involvement of his malignancy. Intracardiac tumor resulted in dynamic left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and severe mitral regurgitation. He underwent mitral valve replacement and had no cardiovascular symptoms at 1-year follow-up. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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