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(Circulation. 1962;26:1316.)
© 1962 American Heart Association, Inc.

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Successful Excision of a Left Ventricular Hamartoma

Report of a Case

FLOYD R. PARKS JR. M.D.¹; FORREST ADAMS M.D.¹; WILLIAM P. LONGMIRE JR. M.D.¹

¹ From the Departments of Surgery and Pediatrics, University of California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

A case of a 2-year-old child with a large hamartoma of the left ventricular wall is presented. The excision of the tumor is described, and a 2-year follow-up is given. Primary cardiac tumors should be suspected in patients with unexplained cardiac failure, unexplained cardiac arrhythmias, intracardiac calcifications, irregular shadows on x-ray, or symptoms and murmurs that change with position. Angiocardiography is suggested for diagnosis. Technical problems at operation involve the maintenance of satisfactory cardiac function and valve competence.

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