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February 25, 2013The Heart Surgery ForumOpen Access

Surgical excision of a rare left ventricular myxoma via a transaortic approach successfully treated the patient's congestive heart failure, improving his ejection fraction from 22% to 40% at 12 months.

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Population

A 54-year-old male patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, and congestive heart…

Design

Case_report

Follow-up

12 months

Key result

Surgical excision of a rare left ventricular myxoma via a transaortic approach successfully treated the patient's congestive heart failure, improving his ejection fraction from 22% to 40% at 12 months.

Authors

EŞErdal ŞimşekSDSerkan DurduBHBledar Hodo

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Overview

Prompts consideration of rare tumors in unexplained HF; extends limited case evidence but leaves open systematic study.

Study Design

Type

Case Report (n=1)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

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Population
A 54-year-old male with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who presented with congestive heart failure due to a rare left ventricular myxoma.
I
Intervention
Surgical excision of the left ventricular myxoma via a transaortic approach on cardiopulmonary bypass.
O
Outcome
Successful tumor excision and improvement in left ventricular ejection fraction and heart failure symptoms.

Left ventricular myxoma is a rare but reversible cause of severe heart failure that can be successfully managed with surgical excision.

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Şimşek et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Left ventricular myxoma with congestive heart failure (n=1). Surgical excision via transaortic approach was evaluated on Clinical recovery and ejection fraction improvement. Surgical excision of a rare left ventricular myxoma via a transaortic approach successfully treated the patient's congestive heart failure, improving his ejection fraction from 22% to 40% at 12 months.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3302fb7282da6162807583https://doi.org/10.1532/hsf98.20121063
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