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Simultaneous Brightfield, Fluorescence, and Optical Coherence Tomographic Imaging of Contracting Cardiac Trabeculae Ex Vivo
Published on: October 2, 2021
Video-assisted cardioscopy for removal of primary left ventricular fibroma
Omar A Araji1, María A Gutierrez-Martin, Nuria Miranda
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Hospital Virgen Macarena, Avenida Dr Fedriani 3, 41009 Sevilla, Spain. oharaji@hotmail.com
Abstract:
We present a case of a cardiac fibroma affecting the base of the anterior papillary muscle resected under cardiopulmonary bypass with cardioscopy and video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) instruments through the mitral valve. The surgical approach and instrumentation of previous case reports are reviewed.
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