Interventricular septum mass presenting as a late acute coronary syndrome with ST-segment elevation: a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Intracardiac masses are relatively rare but the diagnosis can be challenging for the cardiologist and the clinical presentation can be misleading. While most of the cardiac masses are benign, malignant masses are mostly metastatic tumours.

Case summary

An 81-year-old man was admitted to the cardiology department for congestive heart failure with the complaint of recent dyspnoea. The initial electrocardiogram was suggestive of a late presentation of an anterior myocardial infarction. Blood test showed mild and stable elevation of troponin and brain natriuretic peptide. Doppler-echocardiography revealed an interventricular septal thickening. Contrast echocardiography revealed a mass with a possibly necrotic centre and peripheral hypervascularization. Cardiac compute

SUBMITTER: Coroyer L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8189305 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature