Acute heart failure caused by a giant hepatocellular metastatic tumor of the right atrium

<p>Abstract</p> <p>We present a symptomatic 40-year-old cirrhotic man who presented with sudden onsets of syncope. Echocardiography revealed right ventricular outflow track obstruction caused by a huge right atrial mass. The tumor was surgically excised under cardiopulmonary bypass...

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Main Authors: Paparizou Niki, Anagnostakou Vania, Koukis Ioannis, Nenekidis Ioannis, Dedeilias Panagiotis, Zompolos Spyros, Apostolakis Efstratios
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-08-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/102