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One‐Year Follow‐Up of a Patient with Reversible Tricuspid Valve Stenosis Due to Lymphomatic Mass into the Right Atrioventricular Wall
Author(s) -
Chrissos Dimitrios,
Kalmantis Themistocles,
Belegrati Maria,
Katsaros Andreas,
Tapanlis Efstratios,
Katsimichas Alexandros,
Triantafillou Georgios,
Kallikazaros Ioannis
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.1540-8175.2002.00565.x
Subject(s) - medicine , pericardial effusion , ventricle , tricuspid stenosis , cardiology , intracardiac injection , stenosis , tricuspid valve , echogenicity , radiology , surgery , ultrasound
We present the case of a 66‐year‐old man with a history of coronary artery disease and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) who was admitted to the hospital complaining of chest discomfort and shortness of breath on exertion. The echocardiogram revealed a severe pericardial effusion and a large echogenic mass that infiltrated the lateral wall of the right atrium and ventricle and created a moderate tricuspid valve stenosis. B cell intracardiac non‐Hodgkin lymphoma/CLL was diagnosed, and the patient was treated with six courses of CHOP chemotherapy. After the third course, the mass disappeared and the patient′s general condition substantially improved.