Transmitral, video-assisted left ventricular thrombectomy

Video-assisted transmitral resection of primary cardiac lipoma originated from the left ventricular apex.

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Minimally invasive surgical implantation of left ventricular epicardial leads for ventricular resynchronization using video-assisted thoracoscopy.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cardiac resynchronization via left ventricular or biventricular pacing is an option for selected patients with ventricular systolic dysfunction and widened QRS complex. Stimulation through a coronary vein is the technique of choice for left ventricular pacing, but this approach results in a failure rate of approximately 8%. We describe our initial experience with minim...

Left ventricular thrombectomy in the early postinfarction period.

Emergency left ventricular thrombectomy was performed on four patients soon after infarction. In three patients surgery was carried out after embolisation had occurred and when a large, residual, protruding, mobile thrombus remained in the left ventricle. Surgery was performed in the fourth patient after a high risk thrombus was detected and initial attempts to lyse it had failed. All four pati...

Video-assisted left ventricle mass removal.

Video-assisted cardioscopy in a patient with left ventricular tumor of unknown etiology.

Ventricular tumors are a rare clinical entity with limited possibilities for excision diagnosis. For benign conditions surgical excision is the treatment of choice. A case presenting as a clinical conundrum with left ventricular tumor and complex past medical history is discussed. Aortic transvalvular video-assisted cardioscopy was used for removal and definitive diagnosis.