Results: 29

Left atrial giant cell myocarditis presenting as a tumor: first-in-man case report

Abstract Giant cell myocarditis is a rare and highly lethal disorder with resultant cardiac insufficiency. It necessitates aggressive immune suppression therapy, although the results are often fatal. When it affects only the atria, the characteristics of the disease changes completely. In this case repor...

Metastatic adenocarcinoma involving the right ventricle and pulmonary artery leading to right heart failure: case report

Säo Paulo med. j; 136 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT CONTEXT: Obstruction of the right ventricular outflow tract due to metastatic disease is rare. Clinical recognition of cardiac metastatic tumors is rare and continues to present a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a patient who had severe respiratory ins...

Computed Tomography-Guided Core Needle Biopsy of Cardiac Angiosarcoma

Arq. bras. cardiol; 110 (5), 2018

Outcomes after surgical resection of primary non-myxoma cardiac tumors

Abstract Objective: Primary cardiac tumors are rare lesions with different histological type. We reviewed our 17 years of experience in the surgical treatment and clinical results of primary non-myxoma cardiac tumors. Methods: Between July 2000 and February 2017, 21 patients with primary cardiac tumor ...

Fibroelastoma papilar cardíaco: estudio retrospectivo: Presentación clínica y resultados quirúrgicos
Fibroelastoma papilar cardíaco: estudio retrospectivo: Presentación clínica y resultados quirúrgicos

Medicina (B.Aires); 77 (6), 2017
Los fibroelastomas papilares cardíacos son pequeños tumores benignos con potencial embolígeno. Con la incorporación de la ecocardiografía y la mejoría en la resolución de las imágenes, el diagnóstico clínico es cada vez más frecuente, y en series recientes su frecuencia supera a la del mixoma ...

Left atrial myxoma following coronary artery bypass grafting with patient coronary arterial grafts: a rarity

Abstract The development of left atrial myxoma after coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a rare entity. A 60-year-old man with previous off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting four years ago with patent coronary grafts was diagnosed with left atrial mass. The patient underwent successful resection o...

Occult metastatic melanoma presenting as an acute coronary syndrome

Abstract Melanoma is a tumor that virtually involves any tissue and commonly metastasizes to the heart. It is usually not diagnosed because of the absent/nonspecific cardiac signs and symptoms. Herein, we present a case of a 41-year-old man without any cardiovascular risk factor, admitted to the emergenc...

Patient with Atrial Myxoma and Signs of Obstruction of the Left Ventricular Outflow Tract

Arq. bras. cardiol; 108 (3), 2017