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Ann Thorac Surg 1999;68:580-582
© 1999 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Left ventricular fibroma masquerading as postinfarction myocardial rupture

K. Adam Lee, MDa, Joseph G. Kirkpatrick, MDa, John M. Moran, MDa, A. Thomas Pezzella, MDa

a Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center and St. Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Address reprint requests to Dr Lee, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 55 Lake Ave N, Worcester, MA 01655-0304
e-mail: smtp.k.lee{at}banyan.ummed.edu

A large left ventricular fibroma was encountered perioperatively for what was presumed to be a sealed ventricular rupture after thrombolytic therapy for an acute myocardial infarction. We review the pertinent literature concerning the diagnosis of ventricular rupture and this rare benign tumor of the heart.




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