Complete Resection of a Right-Sided Interventricular Septal Fibroma

A 15-month-old infant with a systolic cardiac murmur developed an episode of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia during transthoracic echocardiography. A large intracardiac mass, which widened the interventricular septum causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, was seen and confirmed by...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal for pediatric & congenital heart surgery 2018-03, Vol.9 (2), p.242-243
Hauptverfasser: Picarelli, Dante, Leone, Ruben, Surraco, José L., Fernandez, Nicolas, Antelo, Martin, Grela, Carolina, Speyer, Jorge, Bianchi, Domingo, Rios, Mateo, Chiesa, Pedro
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Zusammenfassung:A 15-month-old infant with a systolic cardiac murmur developed an episode of nonsustained ventricular tachycardia during transthoracic echocardiography. A large intracardiac mass, which widened the interventricular septum causing right ventricular outflow tract obstruction, was seen and confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. A cardiac fibroma was suspected, and because of the risk of life-threatening arrhythmias, surgery was rapidly considered. Despite the challenging location, the tumor was completely and successfully resected. Microscopic examination confirms the diagnosis of ventricular fibroma.
ISSN:2150-1351
2150-136X
DOI:10.1177/2150135117747830