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Enhancing Diagnostic Precision

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: An 80-year-old woman with a history of B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma presented to the emergency department with exertional dyspnea and lower limb edema. A transthoracic echocardiogram revealed a large extracardiac mass invading the right atrium. A diagnostic transcatheter endomyocardial biopsy guided by intracardiac echocardiography was performed. This case highlights the role of intracardiac echocardiography in enabling unusual endomyocardial biopsy targeting, allowing for correct positioning of the bioptome, adding to the procedure's safety and precision, mainly when performed on atrial masses.

Source: JACC Case Reports

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102864

Authors: Catarina Gregório, Marta Vilela, Catarina Oliveira, Fausto J. Pinto, Miguel Nobre Menezes

Institutions: Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Norte, Centro Cardiovascular da Universidade de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac tumors and thrombi

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $850