Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.), 2012-04, Vol.13 (4), p.274-276
2012
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- Titel
- Obstructive giant cardiac tumour in a patient with chest pain and acute respiratory insufficiency
- Ist Teil von
- Journal of cardiovascular medicine (Hagerstown, Md.), 2012-04, Vol.13 (4), p.274-276
- Ort / Verlag
- United States
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2012
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- A 77-year-old woman presented with dyspnoea and respiratory-related thoracic pain, which was accompanied by dizziness and fatigue but no syncopal attacks. Auscultation of the heart disclosed an opening snap with mid-diastolic murmur. Laboratory assessment revealed no abnormalities but an elevated D-dimer level (1.49 mg/l). Electrocardiography was normal. The chest radiograph showed an enlarged heart without other abnormalities. Computed tomography (CT) scan for a suspected diagnosis of pulmonary embolism was performed. The CT scan did not reveal pulmonary embolism, but a large cardiac tumour in the left atrium.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 1558-2027eISSN: 1558-2035DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0b013e3283511f2dTitel-ID: cdi_crossref_primary_10_2459_JCM_0b013e3283511f2d
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- Schlagworte
- Acute Disease, Aged, Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Chest Pain - etiology, Echocardiography, Transesophageal, Female, Heart Atria - pathology, Heart Auscultation, Heart Neoplasms - complications, Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis, Heart Neoplasms - pathology, Heart Neoplasms - surgery, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Mitral Valve Stenosis - diagnosis, Mitral Valve Stenosis - etiology, Mitral Valve Stenosis - surgery, Myxoma - complications, Myxoma - diagnosis, Myxoma - pathology, Myxoma - surgery, Predictive Value of Tests, Respiratory Insufficiency - etiology, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Treatment Outcome, Tumor Burden