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. 2011 Nov;12(4):478-80.
doi: 10.5811/westjem.2011.4.1906.

Incidental identification of right atrial mass using bedside ultrasound: cardiac angiosarcoma

Ali Pourmand  1 , Keith Boniface
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Incidental identification of right atrial mass using bedside ultrasound: cardiac angiosarcoma

Ali Pourmand et al. West J Emerg Med. 2011 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Emergency ultrasound is now used in both community and academic hospitals for rapid diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening conditions. Bedside emergency echocardiography can rapidly identify significant pathology such as pericardial effusions and tamponade, right ventricle dilatation due to pulmonary embolism, and cardiac hypokinesis, and aid in the diagnosis and management of patients in emergency department (ED).

Case report: A 41-year-old man presented twice to the ED with history of abdominal pain and was diagnosed with primary cardiac angiosarcoma with point-of-care ultrasound.

Conclusion: This case is illustrative of how bedside cardiac ultrasound in the ED can dramatically change a patient's hospital course.

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Conflicts of Interest: By the WestJEM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources, and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Figure 1
Apical 4-chambers view reveals a 5-cm hyperechoic mass in right atrium.
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Figure 2
Gross aspect of the anterior portion of the angiosarcoma.
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