Surgical Considerations for Large Asymptomatic Cardiac Fibromas in the context of Fatal Ventricular Arrhythmias - 08/11/12
, Chin-Leng Poh, Ankur Krishna, Peter GrantRiassunto |
Cardiac fibromas are rare intracardiac neoplasms but represent the most common resectable tumours of childhood. They can remain asymptomatic for extended periods of time but a pertinent and unpredictable risk of sudden cardiac death and fatal ventricular arrhythmia always exists even in asymptomatic patients. We report a case of an asymptomatic two month-old with cardiac fibroma who presented with a ventricular tachycardia (VT) arrest. Here, we discuss management of cardiac fibroma in the context of occurrence of sudden VT.
Il testo completo di questo articolo è disponibile in PDF.Keywords : Cardiac fibroma, Ventricular, Arrhythmia, Sudden cardiac death, Ventricular tachycardia, Ventricular fibrillation
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Vol 21 - N° 11
P. 750-753 - novembre 2012 Ritorno al numeroBenvenuto su EM|consulte, il riferimento dei professionisti della salute.
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