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May 14, 2019World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery

Following surgical resection of the tumor and the involved SA nodal artery, the patient developed SA node dysfunction and required evaluation for a permanent pacemaker.

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Population

A 14-year-old female presenting with persistent hypertension and cardiac paraganglioma

Design

Case report

Authors

NBNeha BansalHWHenry L. WaltersSASanjeev Aggarwal

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Overview

Warrants syndromic evaluation in young patients with cardiac PGL; leaves open optimal surgical and surveillance strategies.

Structured PICO

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Population
14-year-old female presenting with persistent hypertension and found to have a cardiac paraganglioma
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Intervention
Surgical resection of the cardiac paraganglioma, including resection of the sinoatrial (SA) nodal artery
O
Outcome
Clinical outcome following surgical resection

This case highlights the surgical challenges and potential electrophysiological complications, such as SA node dysfunction, associated with the resection of cardiac paragangliomas involving coronary anatomy.

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Bansal et al. (2019) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8aa78b5c4c6b099deca494https://doi.org/10.1177/2150135118824077
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