Why the study?
Paragangliomas are catecholamine-producing tumours that can arise from extra-adrenal chromaffin cells, but their occurrence in the heart is very rare.
Population
A 43-year-old woman with arterial hypertension, heart failure, and a cardiac mass
Comparison
Surgical resection of the tumour
Design
Case report
Follow-up
4 months
Key result
Surgical resection of a rare cardiac paraganglioma in a 43-year-old woman led to clinical improvement from NYHA class III/IV to class I and LVEF recovery from 15% to 56% at 4 months.
Authors
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May support resection in select cardiac paraganglioma cases with severe LV dysfunction; hypothesis-generating and requires validation in larger series.
Case Report (n=1)
Surgical resection of a rare cardiac paraganglioma can lead to dramatic recovery of severe left ventricular systolic dysfunction and heart failure symptoms.
Torres et al. (2024) conducted a case report in Cardiac paraganglioma (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated. Surgical resection of a rare cardiac paraganglioma in a 43-year-old woman led to clinical improvement from NYHA class III/IV to class I and LVEF recovery from 15% to 56% at 4 months.