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Continuous Murmur Due to a Mediastinal Tumor
Author(s) -
Tufekcioglu Omac,
Yildirim Nesligul,
Karabal Orhan,
Maden Orhan,
Bicer Asuman,
Altay Hakan,
Gunel Emre Nuri
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
echocardiography
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.404
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1540-8175
pISSN - 0742-2822
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00139.x
Subject(s) - mediastinal mass , mediastinal tumor , medicine , differential diagnosis , heart murmur , radiology , cardiology , cardiac tumors , mediastinum , pathology
Despite the lengthy differential diagnosis of causes of cardiac murmurs, the association of a mediastinal mass and a continuous murmur is very rare. We report herein a case of a mediastinal tumor and continuous murmur where transthoracic echocardiography provided clear differential diagnosis and demonstrated the cause of murmur.