title: Large cardiac tumor managed with resection and two ventricular assist devices.
abstract: Symptomatic cardiac tumors can lead to a rapid clinical deterioration and death. Prompt surgical resection is ideal in this situation as it is the only proven treatment to date. We report the radical resection of a large malignant cardiac tumor that obstructed the right ventricular outflow tract. Extensive resection precluded reconstruction and limited the ability to implant a total artificial heart; thus, 2 paracorporeal devices were implanted instead.
authors.affiliation: The Methodist Hospital, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: babruckner@tmhs.org.
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bruckner
authors.affiliation: The Methodist Hospital, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Limael E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.affiliation: The Methodist Hospital, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bunge
authors.affiliation: The Methodist Hospital, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Motomura
authors.affiliation: The Methodist Hospital, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Jerry D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Estep
authors.affiliation: The Methodist Hospital, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loebe
authors.affiliation: The Methodist Hospital, Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Reardon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D002813:Chondrosarcoma / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006353:Heart-Assist Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013848:Thigh; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014694:Ventricular Outflow Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
keywords: 18; 27