Cardiac sarcoma presenting as acute coronary syndrome: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac masses encompass a wide range of differentials, including primary and secondary malignancies and can present with a variety of symptoms, many of which are non-specific. Among the primary malignant tumours, cardiac sarcoma can present with symptoms such as heart failure, chest pain, arrhythmia, pericardial effusion, chest pain, and pulmonary thromboembolism.

Case summary

We report a case of a patient who presented with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and coronary angiography (CAG) revealed lesions in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) and left circumflex artery (LCX). Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty was performed. The patient again presented with chest pain after 5 months. CAG revealed total in-stent restenosis of LAD and LCX due to comp

SUBMITTER: Niari J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603555 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature