In:
Texas Heart Institute Journal, Texas Heart Institute Journal, Vol. 43, No. 3 ( 2016-06-01), p. 252-254
Abstract:
Primary cardiac sarcomas, although rare, are aggressive and lethal, requiring thorough surgical resection and adjuvant chemotherapy for the best possible outcome. We report the case of a 32-year-old woman who underwent total artificial heart implantation for right-sided heart failure caused by right ventricular angiosarcoma. For the first several weeks in intensive care, the patient recovered uneventfully. However, a postoperative liver biopsy indicated hepatocellular injury consistent with preoperative chemotherapy. She developed continuing liver failure, from which she died despite good cardiac function.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0730-2347
,
1526-6702
DOI:
10.14503/THIJ-15-5131
Language:
English
Publisher:
Texas Heart Institute Journal
Publication Date:
2016
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2068440-X
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