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Volume 6, Issue 3 (Suppl)
J Hypertens, an open access journal
ISSN: 2167-1095
Page 76
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Hypertension 2017 & Nuclear Cardiology 2017
September 11-13, 2017
JOINT EVENTON
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September 11-13, 2017 | Amsterdam, Netherlands
2
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International Conference on
Hypertension & Healthcare
2
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International Conference on
Non-invasive Cardiac Imaging, Nuclear Cardiology & Echocardiography
The fatal aortic valve mass – A case report
Abdallah Almaghraby
University of Alexandria, Egypt
Introduction
: Cardiac valve tumors are rare. Fibroelastoma is the most common volvuli tumor, followed by Myxoma. Volvuli
calcifications, thrombosis and abscesses may mimic tumors and they are called tumor like lesions.
Case report
: A 58-year-old female patient presented for routine echocardiography prior to initiation of chemotherapy. She was
recently diagnosed as suffering with advanced breast cancer. Echocardiography revealed normal left ventricular dimensions
and systolic function, a large mobile mass was seen attached to the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve measuring about
14X15 mm prolapsing in the left ventricular outflow tract in diastole and causing moderate obstruction with a peak gradient
of 43 mmHg and a mean gradient of 30 mmHg. By asking the patient about cardiac symptoms, she reported many attacks of
syncope in the last few days but no dyspnea or chest pain. Patient was sent immediately for hospitalization and preparation for
a lifesaving surgery but unfortunately, she developed Asystole few hours later and died.
Conclusion
: Cardiac tumors are mostly benign but malignant tumors and volvuli tumors are always critical especially if they
hinder the normal blood flow..
dr.maghraby@gmail.comJ Hypertens 2017, 6:3(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2167-1095-C1-003