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

Ammar Habib; Paul A. Friedman; Leslie T. Cooper; Mahmoud Suleiman; Samuel J. Asirvatham

doi:10.1007/s10840-009-9418-3

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

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

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	175-178
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Interventional Cardiac Electrophysiology
Volume	29
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-009-9418-3
State	Published - Dec 1 2010

Keywords

Ablation
Calcified amorphous tumor
Cardiac arrest
Cardiac tumor
Intracardiac ultrasound
VT

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Physiology (medical)

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Cardiac calcified amorphous tumor in a patient presenting for ventricular tachycardia ablation : Intracardiac echocardiogram diagnosis and management. / Habib, Ammar; Friedman, Paul A.; Cooper, Leslie T.; Suleiman, Mahmoud; Asirvatham, Samuel J.

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