Cardiac lipofibromatosis

Can J Cardiol. 2013 Apr;29(4):519.e11-2. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2012.08.018. Epub 2012 Nov 10.

Abstract

We present a case of cardiac lipofibromatosis associated with atrial fibrillation and complete heart block requiring permanent pacemaker implantation. Multimodality cardiac imaging including transthoracic echocardiography and cardiac magnetic resonance were useful for tissue characterization of this rare cardiac diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Fibrillation / etiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
  • Atrioventricular Block / etiology
  • Atrioventricular Block / therapy*
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal
  • Fibroma / complications
  • Fibroma / diagnosis*
  • Heart Neoplasms / complications
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / complications
  • Lipoma / diagnosis*
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pacemaker, Artificial*
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / complications
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnosis*