title: Continuous murmur due to a mediastinal tumor.
abstract: Despite the lengthy differential diagnosis of causes of cardiac murmurs, the association of a mediastinal mass and a continuous murmur is very rare. We report herein a case of a mediastinal tumor and continuous murmur where transthoracic echocardiography provided clear differential diagnosis and demonstrated the cause of murmur.
authors.affiliation: Yuksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. otufekcioglu@ttnet.net.tr
authors.forename: Omac
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Tufekcioglu
authors.forename: Nesligul
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yildirim
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karabal
authors.forename: Orhan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Maden
authors.forename: Asuman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bicer
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Altay
authors.forename: Emre Nuri
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Gunel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018618:Echocardiography, Doppler, Color; D006337:Heart Murmurs / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy