Iranian Heart Journal

Iranian Heart Journal

Surgical Management of a Symptomatic Cardiac Lipoma: A Case Report

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Document Type : Case Report

Authors
Soha Sadeghpour tabaei ΒΆ
Amineh Safavirad
Ali Sadeghpour tabaei
Mahshid Hesami
Kourosh Tirgarfakheri
Mohsen Ghiasi
Maryam Ghanbari Garekani
Cardiovascular Research Center, Rajaie Cardiovascular Institute, Tehran, Iran.
Abstract
Introduction: Lipomas are benign tumors that originate from mature adipose tissue. Their occurrence in the heart is rare. Although these tumors are noncancerous and slow growing, depending on their size and location they can cause significant clinical problems. Patients may present with symptoms such as dyspnea, arrhythmias, conduction disorders, or hemodynamic compromise because of blood flow obstruction.

Case Presentation: We describe a 54-year-old woman with a history of hypertension who presented with shortness of breath. Her symptoms had gradually progressed over several months and had significantly affected her daily activities. She was initially diagnosed with a cardiac mass by echocardiography and subsequently underwent cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which revealed a cardiac lipoma. Because of the complexity of the case, she underwent surgery to remove the tumor. (Iranian Heart Journal 2026; 27(3): 76-80)
Keywords
surgery
lipoma
cardiac tumor
cardiac MRI
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