Cardiac autotransplantation and radical bi-atrial resection for recurrent atrial myxoma.

Gammie, James S; Abrishamchian, A Reza; Griffith, Bartley P · Ann Thorac Surg · 2007

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

There have been sporadic reports of cardiac autotransplantation for ex-vivo resection of anatomically difficult cardiac tumors. We describe the first case of cardiac explantation, ex-vivo total biatrial resection, and reconstruction with bovine pericardial for recurrent cardiac myxoma.

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