An Uncommon Cause of Dyspnea: Usefulness of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging

Pericardial lipomas are very uncommon benign primary cardiac tumors. We describe the case of a patient with symptomatic large pericardial mass who presented with heart failure. Multimodality cardiac imaging helped us in the diagnosis of this unusual entity. ( ).

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Published in:JACC. Case reports 2021-12, Vol.3 (17), p.1855-1857
Main Authors: Pueyo Balsells, Nuria, Matute-Blanco, Lucía, Zielonka, Marta Zofia, Reyes-Juarez, José Luis, Rodríguez-Lecoq, Rafael
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Language:English
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Heart Failure
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Summary:Pericardial lipomas are very uncommon benign primary cardiac tumors. We describe the case of a patient with symptomatic large pericardial mass who presented with heart failure. Multimodality cardiac imaging helped us in the diagnosis of this unusual entity. ( ).
ISSN:2666-0849
DOI:10.1016/j.jaccas.2021.09.021