Abdelradi Amr, Yekta Arshad
Department of Internal Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Connecticut, USA.
CJC Open. 2020 Oct 12;3(2):207-209. doi: 10.1016/j.cjco.2020.10.002. eCollection 2021 Feb.
Primary cardiac tumours are a rare occurrence, of which lipomas comprise approximately 8%. Although mostly asymptomatic, cardiac lipomas can lead to lethal arrhythmias and significant left ventricular outflow obstruction. We present a case of an asymptomatic left ventricular lipoma managed by surgical resection and discuss diagnostic modalities and management options. Our case exemplifies how prompt surgical resection is a reasonable and safe approach in select patients even if they are asymptomatic.