Large left ventricular metastasis causing left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and haemolysis

European Journal of Echocardiography

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 456-458

  Coller, J M ^a   Parente, P ^a   Esmore, D ^b   New, G ^a   Murugasu, A ^b   Cooke, J C ^a  

^a BOX HILL HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiac metastases; Metastasis; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; DIURETIC AGENT;

AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FIBROSARCOMA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE METASTASIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT OBSTRUCTION; HEART METASTASIS; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FATAL OUTCOME; FIBROSARCOMA; HEART NEOPLASMS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; MALE; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS; VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 64749096200     PISSN: 15252167     EISSN: 15322114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejechocard/jen340     Document Type: Article

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