title: Case Report: A Rare Case of Left Atrial Hemangioma: Surgical Resection and Reconstruction.
abstract: Hemangioma of the heart presenting as a primary cardiac tumor is extremely rare, accounting for approximately 2% of all primary resected heart tumors. Only a few cases of cardiac hemangiomas have been reported to arise from the left atrial wall. In this case report we share our experience in the diagnosis and surgical resection of a large (9 × 7 cm) left atrial hemangioma and reconstruction of the heart using porcine urinary bladder membrane.
authors.affiliation: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Walid K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Abu Saleh
authors.affiliation: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Odeaa
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Al Jabbari
authors.affiliation: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Brian A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Bruckner
authors.affiliation: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Reardon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D000072226:Computed Tomography Angiography; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D019028:Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine
keywords: Acell; MatriStem Surgical Matrix; cardiac tumor; hemangioma; left atrium