title: Metastatic melanoma to the heart presenting with ventricular tachycardia.
abstract: Intraventricular tumors in adults are uncommon, and the association of these with ventricular tachycardia is even more rare. We report a case of an intracardiac metastatic melanoma in a woman who presented with syncope due to ventricular tachycardia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sheldon
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Isaac
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008545:Melanoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology*