Malignant arrhythmias secondary to a cardiac fibroma requiring transplantation in a teenager.
We report a case of a 13-year old girl with a diagnosis of cardiac fibroma who was followed for a decade. Although she was predominantly asymptomatic over this time period, she eventually developed significant ventricular arrhythmias. The arrhythmias were originally treated with anti-arrhythmic medications along with an automatic internal cardioverter-defibrillator. However, a nearly fatal event prompted a cardiac transplantation. This represents a unique case of a patient with cardiac fibroma who was bridged to transplantation with an internal cardioverter-defibrillator.
Sharma
Kapil
K
Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ksharma@stanford.edu
Rohlicek
Charles
C
Cecere
Renzo
R
Tchervenkov
Christo I
CI
D000293:Adolescent; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004554:Electric Countershock; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016027:Heart Transplantation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D016896:Treatment Outcome