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Primary cardiac hemangioma: a report of two cases and literature review

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: Cardiac hemangiomas (CHs) can manifest at any age with an exceedingly low incidence among the infant population. Despite their benign nature, CHs can lead to serious complications, including murmurs, cyanosis, arrhythmia, heart failure, hydrops fetalis, or fetal death. While echocardiography provides real-time assessment, CHs may mimic other cardiac abnormalities, necessitating further imaging modalities such as CT or MRI for accurate diagnosis. Treatment typically involves radical resection, even in asymptomatic cases, and propranolol has shown promise in combination with surgical resection. We describe two cases of cardiac hemangiomas in the atrium along with congenital heart defects, one of whom developed a second-degree atrioventricular block post-resection.

Source: Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery

DOI: 10.1186/s13019-026-03970-9

Authors: Jiaqi Zhou, Chen Zheng, Jihong Huang, Yuejuan Xu, Yongxuan Peng, Sun Chen

Institutions: Shanghai Jiao Tong University, XinHua Hospital

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: $2,890