Open AccessEchocardiography in differential diagnosis of chest pain and elevated cardiac biomarkers: a case of cardiac angiosarcoma
Author(s) -
Serkan Duyuler,
Burcu Demirkan,
Yeşım Güray,
Cihan Demir,
Ümit Güray
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ejechocard/jer030
Subject(s) - medicine , angiosarcoma , chest pain , malignancy , differential diagnosis , cardiology , radiology , hemangiosarcoma , cardiac tumors , pathology
Angiosarcoma is the most common primary cardiac malignancy with a poor prognosis. In this report, we describe a 28-year-old male patient presenting with symptoms and findings of myocardial ischaemia who has been finally diagnosed with cardiac angiosarcoma.
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