Results: 48

Primary cardiac angiosarcoma with rare presenting feature and successful surgical treatment

Abstract Primary angiosarcoma is a rare clinical entity, it's typically located within the right atrium and known to be rapidly fatal. A 37-year-old female was presented with a history of recurrent facial paralysis and left hemiparesis. A cranial mass was identified at cranial magnetic resonance imaging ...

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

A rare cause of abdominal pain in childhood: cardiac angiosarcoma

Abstract Cardiac angiosarcomas are extremely rare in childhood, they are rapidly progressive tumours that often present themselves as diagnostic dilemmas, resulting in delayed diagnosis. Also, extracardiac manifestations, including abdominal pain, are extremely rare in patients with intracardiac tumors. ...

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...

Diagnóstico prenatal de rabdomioma fetal asociado a esclerosis tuberosa: a propósito de un caso
Prenatal diagnosis of fetal rhabdomyoma associated with tuberous sclerosis

Los rabdomiomas son los tumores benignos cardíacos más frecuentes encontrados en vida fetal y postnatal, asociándose frecuentemente a esclerosis tuberosa. A propósito de un caso manejado en nuestra maternidad el año 2014 se revisó la literatura existente sobre su diagnóstico, manejo, implicancias ...

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

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

Mixoma auricular izquierdo: manifestación por lipotimia y episodios sincopales de corta duración

Rev. Nac. (Itauguá); 9 (2), 2017
Se presenta un caso de mixoma auricular izquierdo que se manifiesta clínicamente por episodios sincopales de corta duración relacionados con la posición postural. El diagnóstico fue confirmado con la ecocardiografía transtorácica y transesofágica y complementado con un cateterismo cardiaco en dond...