Late recurrence of cardiac sarcoma presenting as giant pulmonary artery aneurysm.

We report the case of a 46-year-old woman who had undergone cardiac transplantation for a malignant, right ventricular sarcoma. Five years later, she experienced pulmonary hypertension and a pulmonary artery aneurysm. Medical management of the pulmonary hypertension being unsuccessful, she underwent surgical exploration of the pulmonary artery aneurysm and bilateral pulmonary endarterectomy.

Pressure on the face while in the prone position: ProneView versus Prone Positioner.

Study Objective: To measure the surface pressure on the face of a patient placed in the prone position with the most commonly used prone positioning devices, a non-face-contoured positioner (PP) and a new face-contoured device (PV).

Design: Prospective, randomized comparison.

Setting: Operating room in an American academic medical center.