title: A case report of complete heart block caused by non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: the diagnostic role of transesophageal echocardiography.
abstract: We present a very rare case of complete atrioventricular block caused by malignant lymphoma diagnosed before death by transesophageal echocardiography. We believe that early detection of metastatic cardiac involvement of tumor is important for proper diagnostic and therapeutic interventions.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn 11215, USA.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Schifter
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Saul
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: C V
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Reddy
mesh_terms: D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016400:Lymphoma, Large-Cell, Immunoblastic / Q000150:complications*; D008875:Middle Aged