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Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology

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01-12-2010 | Case Report

Cardiac calcified amorphous tumor in a patient presenting for ventricular tachycardia ablation: intracardiac echocardiogram diagnosis and management

Authors: Ammar Habib, Paul A. Friedman, Leslie T. Cooper, Mahmoud Suleiman, Samuel J. Asirvatham

Published in: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology | Issue 3/2010

Abstract

Calcified amorphous tumors (CAT) of the heart are rare primary cardiac tumors characterized by heavy myocardial and valve apparatus calcification. The relationship of the entity with ventricular arrhythmia, if any, is unknown. We describe a case of cardiac CAT in a 58-year-old woman with prior cardiac arrest and recurrent ventricular tachycardia who presented for radiofrequency ablation. Pre-ablation intracardiac echocardiogram revealed the characteristic endomyocardial calcific pattern associated with this tumor that precluded catheter manipulation in the left ventricle. The imaging characteristics and management are described.

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Title: Cardiac calcified amorphous tumor in a patient presenting for ventricular tachycardia ablation: intracardiac echocardiogram diagnosis and management
Authors: Ammar Habib
Paul A. Friedman
Leslie T. Cooper
Mahmoud Suleiman
Samuel J. Asirvatham
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology / Issue 3/2010
Print ISSN: 1383-875X
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8595
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-009-9418-3

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