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.
原发性心脏肿瘤较为罕见,其中脂肪瘤约占8%。尽管大多数心脏脂肪瘤无症状,但可导致致命性心律失常和严重的左心室流出道梗阻。我们报告一例通过手术切除治疗的无症状左心室脂肪瘤病例,并讨论其诊断方法和治疗选择。我们的病例表明,即使患者无症状,对于部分患者而言,及时进行手术切除也是一种合理且安全的方法。