An Unusual Cause of Functional Mitral Stenosis
Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with an incidence of <0.1% in postmortem series; sarcomas comprise 75% of these. Cardiac sarcomas may be life-threatening at the time of presentation. We describe a left atrial intimal sarcoma presenting with constitutional symptoms, obstructive shock, and systemi...
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doaj-83cb022104144ba0a052fea2c00cf7982021-06-07T07:07:03ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492021-05-0135829833An Unusual Cause of Functional Mitral StenosisJamie E. Diamond, MD, MPH0Michael Y. Mi, MD1Paul A. VanderLaan, MD, PhD2Louis Chu, MD3Eli V. Gelfand, MD4Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr. Jamie E. Diamond, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Baker 4th Floor, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USADepartment of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USADepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USACardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USAPrimary cardiac tumors are rare, with an incidence of <0.1% in postmortem series; sarcomas comprise 75% of these. Cardiac sarcomas may be life-threatening at the time of presentation. We describe a left atrial intimal sarcoma presenting with constitutional symptoms, obstructive shock, and systemic emboli, and treated with proton beam therapy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921002291acute heart failurecancerechocardiographyimagingintimal sarcoma |
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Jamie E. Diamond, MD, MPH Michael Y. Mi, MD Paul A. VanderLaan, MD, PhD Louis Chu, MD Eli V. Gelfand, MD |
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Jamie E. Diamond, MD, MPH Michael Y. Mi, MD Paul A. VanderLaan, MD, PhD Louis Chu, MD Eli V. Gelfand, MD An Unusual Cause of Functional Mitral Stenosis JACC: Case Reports acute heart failure cancer echocardiography imaging intimal sarcoma |
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Jamie E. Diamond, MD, MPH Michael Y. Mi, MD Paul A. VanderLaan, MD, PhD Louis Chu, MD Eli V. Gelfand, MD |
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An Unusual Cause of Functional Mitral Stenosis |
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An Unusual Cause of Functional Mitral Stenosis |
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An Unusual Cause of Functional Mitral Stenosis |
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An Unusual Cause of Functional Mitral Stenosis |
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An Unusual Cause of Functional Mitral Stenosis |
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unusual cause of functional mitral stenosis |
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Elsevier |
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JACC: Case Reports |
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2666-0849 |
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2021-05-01 |
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Primary cardiac tumors are rare, with an incidence of <0.1% in postmortem series; sarcomas comprise 75% of these. Cardiac sarcomas may be life-threatening at the time of presentation. We describe a left atrial intimal sarcoma presenting with constitutional symptoms, obstructive shock, and systemic emboli, and treated with proton beam therapy. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.) |
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acute heart failure cancer echocardiography imaging intimal sarcoma |
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