Cardiac masses are discovered occasionally. They are represented by thrombi, vegetations and tumors, primary or metastatic. The most frequent cardiac tumor is myxoma. The coincidence of pregnancy and a primary cardiac tumor is extremely rare. Only a few case reports of heart tumors during pregnancy are presented in the literature. The case of a young woman with the initial echocardiographic diagnosis of right ventricle mass is reported.
Scafuri, A., Bellos, K., Nardi, P., Chiariello, L. (2009). Right ventricle mass in a woman discovered after preeclampsia. INTERACTIVE CARDIOVASCULAR AND THORACIC SURGERY, 8(6), 699-700 [10.1510/icvts.2008.199331].
Right ventricle mass in a woman discovered after preeclampsia
SCAFURI, ANTONIO;Nardi, P;CHIARIELLO, LUIGI
2009-06-01
Abstract
Cardiac masses are discovered occasionally. They are represented by thrombi, vegetations and tumors, primary or metastatic. The most frequent cardiac tumor is myxoma. The coincidence of pregnancy and a primary cardiac tumor is extremely rare. Only a few case reports of heart tumors during pregnancy are presented in the literature. The case of a young woman with the initial echocardiographic diagnosis of right ventricle mass is reported.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
