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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 56, 1174-1176, Copyright © 1993 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
TX Aufiero, WE Pae Jr, BS Clemson, DG Pawlush and D Davis
Unresectable cardiac tumors, although unusual, are often rapidly fatal. A
31-year-old woman presented with a large tumor arising from the left
ventricle and causing symptoms of a constrictive cardiomyopathy. After
evaluation with echocardiography, angiography, and computed tomography, an
exploration was carried out to confirm the extent of disease. Orthotopic
heart transplantation was subsequently performed when a donor organ became
available. She is now alive and disease-free 12 months after
transplantation.
ARTICLES
Heart transplantation for tumor
Department of Surgery, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey 17033.
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