Real-time three-dimensional trans-oesophageal echocardiography: a guidance in challenging endomyocardial biopsy-cardiac angiosarcoma involving upper and lower vena cava

Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2016 Aug;17(8):891. doi: 10.1093/ehjci/jew080. Epub 2016 Apr 20.

Authors

Fabio Fazzari¹, Riccardo Mantovani², Mirko Curzi², Donatella Raspante², Renato Maria Bragato²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology II, Section of Intensive Coronary Care Unit, Department of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Diseases, University Hospital 'Paolo Giaccone', Palermo, Italy [email protected].
² IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milano, Italy.

PMID: 27099277
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jew080

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Chest Pain / diagnosis
Chest Pain / etiology
Dyspnea / diagnosis
Dyspnea / etiology
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods*
Emergency Service, Hospital
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Neoplasms / pathology
Hemangiosarcoma / diagnostic imaging*
Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
Humans
Image-Guided Biopsy / methods
Male
Middle Aged
Patient Safety
Venae Cavae / diagnostic imaging*
Venae Cavae / pathology