title: Ventricular septal hamartoma mimicking hypertrophic cardiomyopathy in a 41-year-old woman presenting with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia.
abstract: We report an unusual case of cardiac hamartoma involving the ventricular septum. The patient presented with palpitations and exertional chest pain. Echocardiography indicated a large homogeneous mass occupying the superior two-thirds of the ventricular septum. This report confirms the use of transthoracic echocardiography as a screening tool in the diagnosis and management of an uncommon case of a benign cardiac tumor.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
authors.forename: Gregory
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gilman
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Wright
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Glockner
authors.forename: R Scott
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Starrett
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Lawrence J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Sinak
authors.forename: Henry D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Tazelaar
authors.forename: A Jamil
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Tajik
authors.forename: Joseph A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dearani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002312:Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D005260:Female; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006346:Heart Septum / Q000473:pathology; D006352:Heart Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D013617:Tachycardia, Supraventricular / Q000150:complications*