Conservative Management of Cardiac Hemangioma for 11 Years

Tex Heart Inst J. 2015 Oct 1;42(5):450-3. doi: 10.14503/THIJ-14-4121. eCollection 2015 Oct.

Abstract

Cardiac hemangiomas are benign tumors with an unpredictable natural history. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice; however, conservative management can be an alternative in some patients. We report a case of a left-sided cardiac hemangioma that we managed conservatively for 11 years without obvious major complications in the patient, an adult woman.

Keywords: Diagnostic imaging/methods; heart neoplasms/diagnosis/therapy/ultrasonography; hemangioma/diagnosis/pathology/therapy/ultrasonography; treatment outcome; watchful waiting.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Adult
  • Coronary Angiography / methods
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / drug therapy*
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology
  • Hemangioma / drug therapy*
  • Hemangioma / pathology
  • Humans
  • Nitrates / administration & dosage
  • Propranolol / administration & dosage
  • Time Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vasodilator Agents / administration & dosage*

Substances

  • Adrenergic beta-Antagonists
  • Nitrates
  • Vasodilator Agents
  • Propranolol