The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2024; 13: e16-e19 DOI: 10.1055/a-2298-0497A 71-year-old man with dilated cardiomyopathy without clinical complaints revealed a suspicious finding in checkup. After a multimodality cardiac imaging, the suspicion of a malignant primary cardiac tumor in the left ventricle was substantiated and the patient underwent minimally-invasive...
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2024; 13: e12-e15 DOI: 10.1055/a-2276-9898We present the case of a minimally invasive surgical correction for failed percutaneous atrial septal defect (ASD) closure in a 57-year-old female patient with residual ASD, tricuspid regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, and embolization of one of two occluders to the superior mesenteric...
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2024; 13: e8-e11 DOI: 10.1055/a-2234-7907 Background No consensus exists regarding surgical intervention for rheumatoid nodule–related pneumothorax. Clinical policy decisions rely on individual clinicians' experience and are usually intractable. Case Description A 50-year-old man with a difficult-to-treat...
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2024; 13: e1-e3 DOI: 10.1055/a-2228-7405 Background Patients with primary cardiac tumors may present with symptoms based on the size and location of the tumor. Symptoms may include congestive heart failure secondary to intracardiac obstruction, systemic embolization, arrhythmias, and constitutional symptoms. ...
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2024; 13: e4-e7 DOI: 10.1055/s-0044-1778719 Background Primary cardiac tumors are an exceedingly rare benign group of tumors that may remain asymptomatic for a prolonged duration or could lead to significant clinical events. Case Presentation A 64-year-old female patient underwent echocardiography prior...
Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep 2023; 12: e63-e65 DOI: 10.1055/a-2121-7350 Background: Pulmonary arteriovenous malformation (PAVM) is a rare vascular malformation that may cause hemothorax, especially during pregnancy. Case Description: A 25-year-old woman presented sudden-onset left chest pain, dizziness, and dyspnea in the 27th...
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