Myxoma developing after open heart surgery: is radiofrequency ablation responsible for the formation of the tumor?
| Autor: | Emre Özker, Ergun Demirsoy, Hakan Fotbolcu, Gökçe Şirin, Kıvılcım Özden |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Radiofrequency ablation law.invention Heart Neoplasms law Atrial Fibrillation medicine Humans Mitral Valve Stenosis cardiovascular diseases Thrombus Atrium (heart) Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis Cardiac Surgical Procedures Tricuspid valve Atrial Septum business.industry Myxoma Thrombosis General Medicine medicine.disease Surgery Stenosis medicine.anatomical_structure Treatment Outcome Heart Valve Prosthesis cardiovascular system Catheter Ablation Tricuspid Valve business Interatrial septum |
| Zdroj: | Europe PubMed Central |
| ISSN: | 0001-5458 |
| Popis: | 34-year-old male with history of recurrent atrial fibrillation (AF) and mitral stenosis, status post radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and prosthetic mitral valve replacement two years earlier was admitted with prosthetic valve thrombosis for redo mitral valve surgery. During the surgery, a 2 x 1.5 x 1 cm mass was identified on the interatrial septum, attached to the edge of tricuspid valve's septal leaflet by a stalk. The mass was excised and histological evaluation revealed myxoma. It is accepted that myxomas can develop after cardiac trauma. It is known that RFA for AF increases the risk of thrombus or endocarditis in the atrium. Herein, we report a myxoma case where we think the heat energy caused by RFA might have triggered the development of the tumor. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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