A 30-Year-Old Man With Primary Cardiac Angiosarcoma

JACC Case Rep. 2021 May 12;3(6):944-949. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.03.009. eCollection 2021 Jun.

Abstract

A previously fit and well 30-year-old man presented with palpitations, fever, and pleuritic chest pain. Multimodality imaging and histopathology confirmed the diagnosis of primary cardiac angiosarcoma. We present the details of the presentation, diagnostic process using multimodality imaging, and clinical management. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: CMR, cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging; RA, right atrial; RCA, right coronary artery; RV, right ventricle; cardiac angiosarcoma; cardiac magnetic resonance; echocardiography; imaging; malignancy; positron emission tomography.

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