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Ann Thorac Surg 1993;56:1174-1176
© 1993 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Heart transplantation for tumor

Thomas X. Aufiero, MD*,a,b, Walter E. Pae, Jr, MDa,b, Barry S. Clemson, MDa,b, David G. Pawlush, MDa,b, Dwight Davis, MDa,b

a Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania USA
b Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania USA

Accepted for publication February 15, 1993.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Aufiero, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, PO Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033.

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.




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