An Uncommon Cause of Dyspnea: Usefulness of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging

Pueyo Balsells, Nuria; Matute-Blanco, Lucía; Zielonka, Marta Zofia; Reyes Juarez, José Luís; Rodríguez Lecoq, Rafael

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Date

2021-12

Author

Pueyo Balsells, Nuria

Matute-Blanco, Lucía

Zielonka, Marta Zofia

Reyes Juarez, José Luís

Rodríguez Lecoq, Rafael

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Abstract

Pericardial lipomas are very uncommon benign primary cardiac tumors. We describe the case of a patient with symptomatic large pericardial mass who presented with heart failure. Multimodality cardiac imaging helped us in the diagnosis of this unusual entity. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Keywords

Computed tomography; Shortness of breath; Ultrasound

Bibliographic citation

Pueyo Balsells N, Matute-Blanco L, Zielonka MZ, Reyes-Juarez JL, Rodríguez-Lecoq R. An Uncommon Cause of Dyspnea: Usefulness of Multimodality Cardiac Imaging. JACC Case Reports. 2021 Dec 1;3(17):1855–7.