Cardiovascular magnetic resonance of the charcoal heart
<p>Abstract</p> <p>We report a case of malignant melanoma metastasis to the heart presenting as complete heart block. The highlight of the case is to demonstrate that silent cardiac metastasis is not uncommon and CMR has the potential to characterize these cardiac metastases and sh...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2008-07-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance |
| Online Access: | http://www.jcmr-online.com/content/10/1/37 |
| Summary: | <p>Abstract</p> <p>We report a case of malignant melanoma metastasis to the heart presenting as complete heart block. The highlight of the case is to demonstrate that silent cardiac metastasis is not uncommon and CMR has the potential to characterize these cardiac metastases and should be used routinely as a screening tool for those cancers with a high chance of cardiac involvement.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 1097-6647 1532-429X |