A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Isabela Galizzi Faé
, Gabriela Zamunaro Lopes Ruiz
, Gustavo Palmer Irffi
, Robson de Souza Almeida Junior
, Pedro Anjos Conceição
, [...]
Isabela Galizzi Faé
, Gabriela Zamunaro Lopes Ruiz
, Gustavo Palmer Irffi
, Robson de Souza Almeida Junior
, Pedro Anjos Conceição
, [...]
Introduction Thrombus, vegetation and tumor are the main diagnoses for intracardiac masses. Malignant cardiac tumors are rare and cardiac metastasis are around 20 times more frequent than primary tumors. Cardiac metastases originate from lymphatic or blood dissemination, mediastinum direct invasion or tumoral growth inside inferior vena cava or pulmonary veins– and can lead to obstruction of the right or left outflow or inflow tract or arrhythmias. Frequently, symptoms are similar to other prevalent cardiovascular diseases, such as dyspnea, chest pain, […]
Keywords: Adenocarcinoma; Carcinoembryonic Antigen; Colonic Neoplasms; Diagnostic, Imaging/methods; Genes, Tumor Suppresor; Heart Neoplasms; Neoplasm Metastasis; Thrombocytopenia