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- Advances in imaging techniques have led to an increase in the detection of cardiac tumors in infants, with rhabdomyomas being the most common type.
- A case study describes a 40-day-old male with a left ventricular rhabdomyoma that resulted in syncope and supraventricular tachycardia, requiring emergency surgery.
- The successful excision of the tumor via left ventriculotomy allowed the patient to be extubated within six hours and discharged from the hospital six days post-op, highlighting the importance of timely surgery for newborns with serious cardiac tumors.
Article Abstract
The incidence of cardiac tumors increased with the improvement of imaging techniques in infants. Rhabdomyomas are the most common tumors in this group of patients. We herein report a 40-day-old male patient with left ventricular rhabdomyoma. The tumor caused syncope attack and supraventricular tachycardia. An emergency operation was planned and the life-threatening lesion was excised via left ventriculotomy. The patient was extubated on postoperative sixth hour and discharged from hospital on the sixth day of the postoperative period without any problem. This successful operation encourages us not to hesitate to perform an operation in newborns with cardiac neoplasms causing hemodynamic instability.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8191.2007.00437.x | DOI Listing |
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