Acute dyspnea in Emergency Department: point of care ultrasound in the diagnosis of atrial sarcoma

Acute dyspnea in Emergency Department: point of care ultrasound in the diagnosis of atrial sarcoma

We describe a rare case of a 65-year-old patient presented to Emergency Department for acute dyspnea. Traditional diagnostic work-up was done and the emergency physician promptly performed a bedside point-of-care ultrasound. A giant mass in the left atrium was detected with impairing of mitral valv...

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Main Authors: Maria Immacolata Arnone, Giampiero Foccillo, Federica De Pisapia, Giuliano De Stefano, Giovanni Albano, Maria Viviana Carlino, Alfonso Sforza, Enrico Giuseppe Ruggiero, Costantino Mancusi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2019-03-01
Series:Italian Journal of Medicine
Subjects:
Point of care ultrasound
emergency ultrasound
dyspnea
atrial sarcoma
integrated ultrasound.
Online Access:https://italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/1081

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