title: Angiosarcoma of the Heart Presenting as Subacute Pericarditis.
abstract: A young woman, who presented with what appeared to be subacute pericarditis, was found to have primary angiosarcoma of the heart, a condition that is nearly always fatal regardless of the therapy.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Alexandra L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Orleans Cardiovascular Associates, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Frank E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Wilklow
authors.affiliation: Pathology Department, Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Olivier
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
authors.forename: Georges J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana. Electronic address: dglanc@lsuhsc.edu.
authors.forename: David Luke
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Glancy
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004562:Electrocardiography; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult