[Heart autotransplantation for the treatment of a rhabdomyosarcoma of the left ventricle. Report of one case].

Heart autotransplantation is an exceptional surgical technique used in the treatment of uncontrolled cardiac arrhythmias and primary unresectable cardiac tumors. We report a 28-year-old male with a rhabdomyosarcoma of the left ventricle, localized in the lateral and posterior wall, which involved the mitral valve and circumflex artery. After a complete study ruling out dissemination of the tumor, the patient was operated.

[Surgical results among 100 patients with type A aortic dissection: retrospective review].

Background: Tipe A aortic dissection involves the ascending aorta and has high mortality rates without surgical treatment.

Aim: To report the results of surgical treatment of type A aortic dissection.

Material And Methods: Retrospective review of medical records of 100 patients aged 17 to 78 years (73% males) operated between January 2000 and August 2008, for type A aortic dissection.

[Acute type A aortic dissection in pregnant patient with Marfan syndrome. Report of one case].

Aortic dissection is a life-threatening disease that requires immediate surgical intervention. Marfan syndrome is a hereditary disease with an autosomal dominant transmission, which affects the connective tissue, with skeletal, cardiovascular and ocular involvement. It is one of the most prevalent connective tissue disorders, presenting a risk of aortic dissection of approximately 1% even without dilatation of the aorta.