Mass Lesions That Almost Fill the Ascending Aorta: When to Operate?

Autor: Kim JY; Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea., Kim SY; Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea., Shim MS; Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Korea., Park JH; Department of Cardiology in Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: JACC. Case reports [JACC Case Rep] 2021 Oct 06; Vol. 3 (13), pp. 1535-1540. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Oct 06 (Print Publication: 2021).
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.08.011
Abstrakt: Although anticoagulation can be an option for the resolution of thrombus, surgical removal is a definite treatment for removing mass lesions, especially in patients with unknown pathology. The present case report demonstrates the surgical removal of a sarcoma of the ascending aorta after the failure of anticoagulation. ( Level of Difficulty: Advanced. ).
Competing Interests: The authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
(© 2021 The Authors.)
Databáze: MEDLINE