Cardiac Case Study Series: Cardiac Masses

Topics:
Primary Benign Tumors:

• Myxoma
• Papillary Fibroelastoma
• Lipoma
• Rhabdomyoma
• Fibroma

Non-Primary (Metastatic Tumors):

• Melanoma to the right atrium
• Breast cancer to pericardium
• Renal cell carcinoma
• Mediastinal mass
• Carcinoid heart disease
• Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Other Masses:

• Thrombus
• Endocarditis
• Left Atrial Thrombus
• Right Heart thrombus
• IVC Clot
• Straddle Pulmonary Embolus
• Clot on Pacemaker Wire
• Endocarditis

Normal Variants and Mimickers:

• Lambl’s Excrescences
• Nodules of Arantius
• Redundant MV Leaflets and Chordae Tendineae
• Fatty TV Annulus
• IAS Aneurysm; Dilated Coronary Sinus
• Pectinate Muscles in the Appendage
• Chiari Network
• Eustachian Valve
• Moderator Band
• False Tendons
• Ventricular Non-Compaction

Objectives

Upon completion of this enduring material, you should be able to accomplish the following:

• Identify sonographic findings associated with benign and malignant cardiac masses
• Recognize echocardiographic findings and clinical symptoms that present in patients with cardiac masses.
• Demonstrate the participant’s knowledge to better perform and/or interpret cases related to cardiac masses with echocardiography

Date of Original Release: 8/1/2016
This edition valid for credit through: 8/1/2019

Video Length: 0:45:00