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Echocardiographic Features of Primary Cardiac Sarcoma
Author(s) -
Hsieh PuLin,
Lee Doyal,
Chiou KuanRau,
Kung MingHo,
Lin ShoaLin,
Liu ChunPeng,
Chiang HungTing
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1046/j.1540-8175.2002.00215.x
Subject(s) - intracardiac injection , medicine , sarcoma , cardiac tumors , clinical history , cardiology , radiology , intensive care medicine , pathology
Primary cardiac sarcoma is extremely rare and seldom causes symptoms until late in its course. Discomfort may occur only when the mass causes obstruction to the intracardiac flow. Early diagnosis is vital because it allows prompt and relevant management. We describe the history and echocardiographic features in four patients with primary cardiac sarcoma and review the current literature.