Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium with Extension to SVC and IVC Presenting with Complete Heart Block and Significant Pericardial Effusion

Primary cardiac neoplasms are particularly unusual. Angiosarcoma is the most frequently seen histological subtype and is described by its infiltrating and damaging nature. Inappropriately, primary cardiac angiosarcoma is often missed as a preliminary diagnosis because of its scarcity. We present a 2...

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Main Authors: Hossein Vakili, Isa Khaheshi, Mehdi Memaryan, Shooka Esmaeeli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3173069
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description Primary cardiac neoplasms are particularly unusual. Angiosarcoma is the most frequently seen histological subtype and is described by its infiltrating and damaging nature. Inappropriately, primary cardiac angiosarcoma is often missed as a preliminary diagnosis because of its scarcity. We present a 29-year-old previously healthy man with complete heart block and pericardial effusion who was finally diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the right atrium with extension to SVC and IVC.
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spelling doaj-art-91edfb5bc43740e6b42c12c17cde441a2025-08-20T02:10:02ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122016-01-01201610.1155/2016/31730693173069Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium with Extension to SVC and IVC Presenting with Complete Heart Block and Significant Pericardial EffusionHossein Vakili0Isa Khaheshi1Mehdi Memaryan2Shooka Esmaeeli3Cardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCardiovascular Research Center, Modarres Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranStudent Scientific Research Center (SSRC), Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, IranPrimary cardiac neoplasms are particularly unusual. Angiosarcoma is the most frequently seen histological subtype and is described by its infiltrating and damaging nature. Inappropriately, primary cardiac angiosarcoma is often missed as a preliminary diagnosis because of its scarcity. We present a 29-year-old previously healthy man with complete heart block and pericardial effusion who was finally diagnosed with angiosarcoma of the right atrium with extension to SVC and IVC.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3173069
spellingShingle Hossein Vakili
Isa Khaheshi
Mehdi Memaryan
Shooka Esmaeeli
Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium with Extension to SVC and IVC Presenting with Complete Heart Block and Significant Pericardial Effusion
Case Reports in Cardiology
title Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium with Extension to SVC and IVC Presenting with Complete Heart Block and Significant Pericardial Effusion
title_full Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium with Extension to SVC and IVC Presenting with Complete Heart Block and Significant Pericardial Effusion
title_fullStr Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium with Extension to SVC and IVC Presenting with Complete Heart Block and Significant Pericardial Effusion
title_full_unstemmed Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium with Extension to SVC and IVC Presenting with Complete Heart Block and Significant Pericardial Effusion
title_short Angiosarcoma of the Right Atrium with Extension to SVC and IVC Presenting with Complete Heart Block and Significant Pericardial Effusion
title_sort angiosarcoma of the right atrium with extension to svc and ivc presenting with complete heart block and significant pericardial effusion
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3173069
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