Background: Cardiac masses are not rare findings;they can be primary or secondary. The differential diagnosis may need surgical intervention in most cases. Case summary: A 42-year female presented with complaints of d...Background: Cardiac masses are not rare findings;they can be primary or secondary. The differential diagnosis may need surgical intervention in most cases. Case summary: A 42-year female presented with complaints of dyspnea, palpitations, ventricular premature beats, attacks of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. Echocardiography revealed a myocardial septal mass on both sides in the right and left ventricles. The decision to operate was taken and the masses were removed. It was proved by histopathologic examination to be metastatic from her skin melanoma. Clinically, arrhythmias subsided. Conclusion: The decision of surgery proved unavoidable. Early diagnosis by surgical intervention is important for effective treatment.展开更多
The new European guidelines on the management of non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes （NSTE-ACS） were published in June 2007, two months before the American College of Cardiology-American Heart Associat...The new European guidelines on the management of non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes （NSTE-ACS） were published in June 2007, two months before the American College of Cardiology-American Heart Association （ACC-AHA） guideline update on the same topic.^1.2 The European Society of Cardiology （ESC） guidelines differ from the American guidelines on a certain number of points： the ESC document is much shorter,展开更多
文摘Background: Cardiac masses are not rare findings;they can be primary or secondary. The differential diagnosis may need surgical intervention in most cases. Case summary: A 42-year female presented with complaints of dyspnea, palpitations, ventricular premature beats, attacks of non-sustained ventricular tachycardia. Echocardiography revealed a myocardial septal mass on both sides in the right and left ventricles. The decision to operate was taken and the masses were removed. It was proved by histopathologic examination to be metastatic from her skin melanoma. Clinically, arrhythmias subsided. Conclusion: The decision of surgery proved unavoidable. Early diagnosis by surgical intervention is important for effective treatment.
文摘The new European guidelines on the management of non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes （NSTE-ACS） were published in June 2007, two months before the American College of Cardiology-American Heart Association （ACC-AHA） guideline update on the same topic.^1.2 The European Society of Cardiology （ESC） guidelines differ from the American guidelines on a certain number of points： the ESC document is much shorter,
