Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era

Heart failure symptoms, in particular dyspnea, may be difficult to frame in a patient with cancer. We report the case of an oncological patient whose dyspnea could have been attributable to various causes and whose management was challenging in the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. (...

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Main Authors:	Giovanni La Malfa, MD, Paolo Spallarossa, MD, Giacomo Tini, MD, Matteo Sarocchi, MD, PhD, Antonio Salsano, MD, Giulia Parolari, MD, Antonio Guadagno, MD, Stefania Sciallero, MD, Italo Porto, MD, PhD, Francesco Santini, MD, PhD
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:	JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:	cancer computed tomography echocardiography imaging right ventricle shortness of breath
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921001029

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spelling	doaj-5c264ce707144663b59dc1763a9bc8cf2021-06-07T07:06:49ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492021-05-0135823828Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 EraGiovanni La Malfa, MD0Paolo Spallarossa, MD1Giacomo Tini, MD2Matteo Sarocchi, MD, PhD3Antonio Salsano, MD4Giulia Parolari, MD5Antonio Guadagno, MD6Stefania Sciallero, MD7Italo Porto, MD, PhD8Francesco Santini, MD, PhD9Cardiovascular Disease Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino–IRCCS Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genova, ItalyCardiovascular Disease Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino–IRCCS Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genova, Italy; Address for correspondence: Dr. Paolo Spallarossa, Ospedale Policlinico San Martino–Largo Rosanna Benzi, 10, 16132 Genova, Italy.Cardiovascular Disease Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino–IRCCS Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genova, ItalyCardiovascular Disease Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino–IRCCS Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genova, ItalyDivision of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, Genova, ItalyDivision of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, Genova, ItalyAnatomic Pathology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, ItalyMedical Oncology Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, ItalyCardiovascular Disease Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino–IRCCS Italian Cardiovascular Network, Genova, ItalyDivision of Cardiac Surgery, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, University of Genova, Genova, ItalyHeart failure symptoms, in particular dyspnea, may be difficult to frame in a patient with cancer. We report the case of an oncological patient whose dyspnea could have been attributable to various causes and whose management was challenging in the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921001029cancercomputed tomographyechocardiographyimagingright ventricleshortness of breath
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author	Giovanni La Malfa, MD Paolo Spallarossa, MD Giacomo Tini, MD Matteo Sarocchi, MD, PhD Antonio Salsano, MD Giulia Parolari, MD Antonio Guadagno, MD Stefania Sciallero, MD Italo Porto, MD, PhD Francesco Santini, MD, PhD
spellingShingle	Giovanni La Malfa, MD Paolo Spallarossa, MD Giacomo Tini, MD Matteo Sarocchi, MD, PhD Antonio Salsano, MD Giulia Parolari, MD Antonio Guadagno, MD Stefania Sciallero, MD Italo Porto, MD, PhD Francesco Santini, MD, PhD Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era JACC: Case Reports cancer computed tomography echocardiography imaging right ventricle shortness of breath
author_facet	Giovanni La Malfa, MD Paolo Spallarossa, MD Giacomo Tini, MD Matteo Sarocchi, MD, PhD Antonio Salsano, MD Giulia Parolari, MD Antonio Guadagno, MD Stefania Sciallero, MD Italo Porto, MD, PhD Francesco Santini, MD, PhD
author_sort	Giovanni La Malfa, MD
title	Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era
title_short	Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era
title_full	Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era
title_fullStr	Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era
title_full_unstemmed	Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era
title_sort	cancer patient with unusual dyspnea in the covid-19 era
publisher	Elsevier
series	JACC: Case Reports
issn	2666-0849
publishDate	2021-05-01
description	Heart failure symptoms, in particular dyspnea, may be difficult to frame in a patient with cancer. We report the case of an oncological patient whose dyspnea could have been attributable to various causes and whose management was challenging in the context of the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)
topic	cancer computed tomography echocardiography imaging right ventricle shortness of breath
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921001029
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Cancer Patient With Unusual Dyspnea in the COVID-19 Era

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