Cardiac venous malformation in a teenager

Cardiol Young. 2019 Jun;29(6):833-834. doi: 10.1017/S1047951119000878. Epub 2019 Jun 4.

Abstract

We present the case of a 17-year-old boy with a cardiac venous malformation. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges of such tumours and demonstrates the potential efficacy of a watch-and-wait management approach.

Keywords: Hemangioma; conservative management; imaging; venous malformation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnosis*
  • Heart Ventricles
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cine / methods
  • Male
  • Vascular Malformations / diagnosis*
  • Veins / abnormalities*
  • Veins / diagnostic imaging