title: Cardiac tumors: leiomyosarcoma - a case report.
abstract: We present a case report of a 60-year-old woman with a long history of leiomyosarcoma in different locations. She was admitted to the clinic due to a left ventricular tumor diagnosed in ECHO examination. The patient was qualified for radical tumor resection. The early postoperative period was complicated due to low cardiac output syndrome and bradyarrhythmia requiring temporary cardiac pacing. Optimized pharmacological therapy resulted in a gradual reduction of symptoms and a clinical improvement of congestive heart failure (NYHA III - NYHA II). Due to the radical nature of the surgery, the patient was not referred for supplementary treatment. The follow-up currently exceeds 12 months - no new metastases have been found. This case provides an example of how to diagnose and treat heart tumors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hypertension, and Internal Diseases, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Bródnowski Masovian Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Włodzimierz
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gierlak
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hypertension, and Internal Diseases, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Bródnowski Masovian Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Syska-Sumińska
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hypertension, and Internal Diseases, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Bródnowski Masovian Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zieliński
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Hypertension, and Internal Diseases, Second Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Bródnowski Masovian Hospital, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Mirosław
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dłużniewski
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery and Transplantation, Institute of Cardiology, Collegium Medicum of the Jagiellonian University, Pope John Paul II Hospital in Krakow, Poland.
authors.forename: Jerzy
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sadowski
keywords: cardiac tumor; leiomyosarcoma; surgery