title: Surgical considerations for large asymptomatic cardiac fibromas in the context of fatal ventricular arrhythmias.
abstract: Cardiac fibromas are rare intracardiac neoplasms but represent the most common resectable tumours of childhood. They can remain asymptomatic for extended periods of time but a pertinent and unpredictable risk of sudden cardiac death and fatal ventricular arrhythmia always exists even in asymptomatic patients. We report a case of an asymptomatic two month-old with cardiac fibroma who presented with a ventricular tachycardia (VT) arrest. Here, we discuss management of cardiac fibroma in the context of occurrence of sudden VT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Barker Street, Randwick, NSW 2031, Australia. manzoor_elahi@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Maqsood
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Elahi
authors.forename: Chin-Leng
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Poh
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Krishna
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grant
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy