[Mitral mass and severe mitral regurgitation in a patient with heart failure: differential diagnosis]

Deborah Cosmi; Andrea Cardona; Massimo Buccolieri; Noemi Piccioni; Angelo Lemmi; Adriano Murrone

doi:10.1714/3641.36225

[Mitral mass and severe mitral regurgitation in a patient with heart failure: differential diagnosis]

G Ital Cardiol (Rome). 2021 Aug;22(8):672-674. doi: 10.1714/3641.36225.

[Article in Italian]

Authors

Deborah Cosmi¹, Andrea Cardona², Massimo Buccolieri¹, Noemi Piccioni¹, Angelo Lemmi³, Adriano Murrone¹

Affiliations

¹ Cardiologia, Ospedale di Gubbio-Gualdo Tadino, Gubbio (PG).
² Divisione di Medicina Cardiovascolare, Ross Heart Hospital, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA - Cardiologia, Ospedale Media Valle del Tevere, Pantalla (PG).
³ Radiologia, Ospedale Media Valle del Tevere, Pantalla (PG).

PMID: 34310572
DOI: 10.1714/3641.36225

Abstract

We describe the case of an 84-year-old woman, hospitalized for acute heart failure, presenting with an intracardiac mass detected on echocardiography. The differential diagnosis and the usefulness of multimodality imaging are discussed.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Female
Heart
Heart Failure* / diagnosis
Heart Failure* / etiology
Humans
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Insufficiency* / etiology