56 Years of Experience of Primary Tumors of The Heart

Volume 2 - Issue 3

Federico Benetti* and Natalia Scialacomo

Received: February 27, 2019;   Published: March 11, 2019

DOI: 10.32474/SCSOAJ.2019.02.000140

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Abstract

From 1963 to 2019 7,600 open Heart operations were done in ouers diferents centers in Argentina. 23 Patients (0.3%) were operated on of primary Tumor of the heart. In this report, we review the surgical experience and results of cardiac tumors during this 56 years Material and methods 15 patients were female (65%) The average age was 52 years (1967) The clinical presentation was Dyspnea 8 (34,8%) Arrtymia 6 (26,08%) ChestPain 3 (13%), Emboli 2 (8,7%), Syncope 2 (8,7%), Accidentaly 2(8,7%). 17 were Myxomas 17 cases (74%) 15 (88%) left and 2 (12%) rigth. Papillary Fibroelastoma 4 (17,4%) sarcoma 1 (4,4%) Cyst 1 (4,4%) Surgical Thecnique: all of the patients in this serie were operated on with Cardiopulmonary Byapass Results The operative mortality was 1 case (4,3%). The patient with a Sarcoma died inmediatly after the operation; the entire Rigth Ventricle was invaded by the Tumor the exsicion was very dificult. The rest of the patients survived the operation At the average of 29, 8 years of follow up of the 17 patients with Myxmomas 6 (35%) died ,no recurrence of the Tumor were found in this patients. In the patients with Papillary Fibroelastoma 2 patients were lost of follow up one died at 12 years after de operation and the other is alive The patient withCyst died at 8 years after the operation conclusión Most of the primary Tumors of the Heart have good Surgical Prognosis is vey important the early detention.

Keywords:Primary Tumors of the Heart; Surgical of Tumors of the Hearts; Surgery Tumors of the Heart

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