Abstract
Left ventricular apical masses constitute a rare finding. Imaging properties together with the clinical history of the patient usually allow an etiologic definition. We report a challenging case of an ambiguous left ventricular apical mass of uncertain nature till histological examination. Points of interest were singular clinical history and echocardiographic findings, although not conclusive in hypothesis generating. Furthermore to the best of our knowledge, this is one of the rare attempt to excise a deep left ventricular mass with a mini-invasive surgical approach.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 95-96 |
Number of pages | 2 |
Journal | Journal of Cardiovascular Echography |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Echocardiography
- left ventricular mass
- mini-invasive excision
- multimodality diagnosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging