Endomyocardial fibrosis masquerading as metastatic colorectal tumour; myocardial tissue characterization pivotal in guiding urgent surgical management

Eur Heart J. 2018 Dec 1;39(45):4043-4044. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy242.

Authors

Mohammed Y Khanji^{1

2}, Muhamad Abd Razak¹, Timothy J Bowker³, Steffen E Petersen^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
² Centre for Advanced Cardiovascular Imaging, William Harvey Research Institute, NIHR Barts Biomedical Research Unit, Queen Mary University London, UK.
³ Homerton University Hospital, London, UK.

PMID: 29912412
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy242

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Colorectal Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Colorectal Neoplasms* / surgery
Electrocardiography
Endomyocardial Fibrosis* / diagnostic imaging
Endomyocardial Fibrosis* / pathology
Heart / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Incidental Findings
Male
Myocardium / pathology