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Sterile Pericarditis in Aachener Minipigs As a Model for Atrial Myopathy and Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: September 24, 2021
Primary atrial fibrosarcoma of the heart
Hans Van Veer1, Bart Meuris, Eric Verbeken
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. hansvanveer@scarlet.be
Abstract:
The primary fibrosarcoma of the heart is a rare tumor. There are no exact numbers about its incidence, but even among malignant cardiac tumors, only around 3% are fibrosarcomata. Symptoms are nonspecific with signs of right or left heart failure depending on localization. Diagnosis is thereby often delayed. Primary treatment of choice is surgery, followed by several possible postsurgical adjuvant strategies. Survival is poor with a mean of about 11 months.
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