title: Cardiovascular magnetic resonance of the charcoal heart.
abstract: We report a case of malignant melanoma metastasis to the heart presenting as complete heart block. The highlight of the case is to demonstrate that silent cardiac metastasis is not uncommon and CMR has the potential to characterize these cardiac metastases and should be used routinely as a screening tool for those cancers with a high chance of cardiac involvement.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Allegheny General Hospital, Drexel University College of Medicine, 320 E North Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA-15212, USA. vrathi@wpahs.org
authors.forename: Vikas K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Rathi
authors.forename: Ronald B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: June
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamrozik
authors.forename: Howard
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Grill
authors.forename: Robert W W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Biederman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001919:Bradycardia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006327:Heart Block / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008545:Melanoma / Q000473:pathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*