Key result
Early surgical excision using a transaortic approach successfully removed a large left ventricular myxoma causing severe outflow tract obstruction in a 60-year-old woman.
Population
60-year-old woman with episodic exertional faintness and a large left ventricular myxoma obstructing the…
Design
Case_report
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Supports feasibility of transaortic excision for obstructive LV myxoma; hypothesis-generating and requires validation before broader adoption.
A transaortic surgical approach can be successfully used to excise a left ventricular myxoma causing severe outflow tract obstruction.
Natale et al. (2007) studied this question. Early surgical excision using a transaortic approach successfully removed a large left ventricular myxoma causing severe outflow tract obstruction in a 60-year-old woman.
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