[Cardiac metastasis disclosed by ventricular tachycardia. Diagnosis by echocardiography and ultrafast tomodensitometry].
The authors report the case of a right ventricular metastasis presenting with ventricular tachycardia and underline the usual diagnostic problems of secondary cardiac tumours, the symptoms of which are often unspecific and late. The appearance of a cardiac arrhythmia in the absence of known cardiac disease should raise the possibility of a cardiac metastasis in patients with malignant disease. The reported case also illustrates the diagnostic value of non-invasive cardiac imaging techniques (echocardiography and ultra-fast computerised tomography) in this context.
Brochet
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Service de cardiologie, hôpital Beaujon, Clichy.
Bouton
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S
Albert
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F
Assayag
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P
Hernigou
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A
Valère
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PE
D000368:Aged; D004452:Echocardiography; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods
Métastase cardiaque révélée par une tachycardie ventriculaire. Diagnostic par échocardiographie et tomodensitométrie ultrarapide.