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A life-threatening Left Ventricular (LV) outflow tract obstruction developed in a 29-year-old lady because of a very uncommon myxoma emerging from the left ventricular apex. Immediate surgical treatment was indicated because of high-risk factors reported herein. After transaortic resection of a single myxoma, the progress of this patient has been excellent We describe a technique of excision of a left ventricular myxoma prolapsing into the aorta. We successfully excised a 5.4 × 3.2 cm tumor prolapsing into the aorta via the transaortic approach under Femoro-bicaval bypass.
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Shukla, V., Roy, T., Thomas, K.K. et al. Technique of excision of LV myxoma prolapsing into aorta. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 25, 78–79 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12055-009-0040-x
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