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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999;16:677-678
© 1999 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Video-assisted cardioscopy for removal of primary left ventricular myxoma

Ernesto Greco, Carlos-A. Mestres, Ramón Cartañá, José L. Pomar

Cardiovascular Surgery, The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain

Corresponding author. Tel.: +34-93-227-5515; fax: +34-93-451-4898

Left ventricular myxoma is a rare benign cardiac tumor. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and completeness of removal is mandatory to avoid late recurrence. A case is presented in which aortic transvalvular video-assisted cardioscopy was used to facilitate removal.

Key Words: Left ventricular myxoma • Videocardioscopy • Video-assisted cardiac surgery




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