Right atrial and ventricular masses of unknown origin

Brett M Wertman; Sorel Goland; Robert M Davidson; Robert J Siegel

doi:10.1016/j.echo.2007.08.050

Right atrial and ventricular masses of unknown origin

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2008 Jun;21(6):776.e5-7. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.08.050. Epub 2007 Nov 1.

Authors

Brett M Wertman¹, Sorel Goland, Robert M Davidson, Robert J Siegel

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90048, USA.

PMID: 17931831
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2007.08.050

Abstract

Intracardiac masses can be characterized as thrombus, vegetation, or tumor. An 83-year-old man had mobile spheric masses in the right atrium and ventricle. The lesions resolved with prolonged anticoagulation, suggesting thrombi as the origin. Three-dimensional echocardiography was useful in further characterizing the morphology and extent of the lesions.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Anticoagulants / therapeutic use
Atrial Function, Right*
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Heart Atria / diagnostic imaging
Heart Atria / pathology*
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Heart Neoplasms / drug therapy
Heart Neoplasms / pathology
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
Heart Ventricles / pathology*
Humans
Male
Pulmonary Embolism / drug therapy*
Warfarin / therapeutic use

Substances

Anticoagulants
Warfarin