Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Cardiac masses pose a significant diagnostic challenge, requiring a structured imaging-based approach. Echocardiography represents the first-line and most essential diagnostic tool, providing a rapid, non-invasive, and cost-effective method for detecting and characterizing intracardiac lesions. While metastatic involvement is the most frequent cause of secondary cardiac masses, the primary tumors are predominantly benign. However, distinguishing between tumors, thrombi, and pseudotumors often necessitates advanced imaging techniques, such as cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT). Meanwhile, in addition to the diagnostic role, imaging techniques are essential for risk stratification and guiding therapeutic decisions. Thus, a multidisciplinary approach integrating multiple imaging modalities is crucial for optimizing patient management and improving outcomes.
Source: The Heart Surgery Forum
DOI: 10.31083/hsf47574
Authors: Insaf Chouarfia, Ilenia Monaco, Mounia Sedrati, Fatima S. Bouhaik, Valeria Trivelloni, Stefano Salvini, Iheb Guefrachi, Yassine Bencharef, Dario Bottigliero
Language: English
Topic: Cardiac tumors and thrombi
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4415994445