Cardiac structural adaptations in response to physical growth and obesity in older children have been identified and might have long-term consequences. We examined the associations of growth and obesity with cardiac structures during the first 2 years of life. In a population-based prospective cohort study among 974 children, left atrial diameter, left ventricular diastolic diameter, left ventr...

we report a spontaneous unilateral live tubal twin pregnancy in a patient with a history of previous ectopic pregnancy (ep) and tubal surgery. transvaginal ultrasound showed one pregnancy sac containing two fetal poles with cardiac activity, which appeared to be sited within the right adnexum. the right tubal ep was removed by salpingectomy. ultrasound findings of suspected adnexal mass and fre...

Background: Primary intra cardiac tumors are rare. In this article, we present papillary fibroelastoma of mitral valve chordae. Case Presentation: A 35-year old man presented with atypical chest pain and palpitation. Physical examination and electrocardiogram were normal. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) revealed a mass of 1015 mm attached to chordae of anteromedial papillary muscle of ...

Heart failure resulting from cardiac remodeling is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States and is becoming a major problem worldwide. The remodeling process is defined as progressive increase in ventricular wall volume and myocardial mass. The increase in cardiac mass comes from hypertrophy of cardiomyocytes and proliferation of cardiac fibroblasts, resulting in collag...

A14-year-old girl with a history of a congenital cardiac tumor presented to our echocardiography laboratory for a routine reexamination. The diagnosis had been made in our laboratory in 1991 on her seventh day of life using an old-generation ultrasound machine (SSH-40A, Toshiba Medical Systems, Tokyo, Japan). The newborn had undergone echocardiographic evaluation because of a systolic murmur. D...

To cite: Abdelbar A, Schmitt M, Jenkins P, et al. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-209278 DESCRIPTION A 55-year-old previously healthy woman noticed progressive breathlessness over 6 months. Contrast CT and transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) showed pulmonary nodules, tricuspid regurgitation and a non-occlusive mass in the right ventricular out...

We present a case of an intensely hypermetabolic intracavitary cardiac mass, standardized uptake values max 44.4, that was pathologically proved to be organizing and organized thrombus, negative for tumor. Our patient had previous right atrial mass resection 2 years prior that was pathologically described as either thrombus or infarcted atrial myxoma. She had since been on lifelong controlled a...

A 57-year-old man presented with mild dyspnea and fatigue on exertion. He had a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus. The results of the physical examination were normal, with the exception of a grade II ejection systolic murmur over the aortic area. ECG showed normal sinus rhythm. An echocardiogram was performed for evaluation of cardiac murmur. Transthoracic echocardiogram sho...

Cardiac metastasis from renal cell carcinoma (RCC) without inferior vena cava (IVC) involvements is extremely rare with few reported cases. Sarcomatoid RCC with rhabdoid feature is a rare pathologic type of RCC having aggressive behavior due to great metastatic potential. Here, we report a case of rapidly growing cardiac metastasis of RCC which brought on right ventricular outflow tract (RVOT) ...