Abstract
Pericardial constriction secondary to metastatic adenocarcinoma is exceedingly rare. We present the first recorded case of pericardial constriction secondary to metastatic signet-ring mucinous adenocarcinoma diagnosed by echocardiography. The cornerstones of echocardiographic diagnosis of constriction are the following: interventricular septal bounce phasic with respiration, M-mode recordings of the inferior vena cava, and the characteristic Doppler velocity patterns recorded from the mitral valve, hepatic veins, and mitral annulus.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 898-901 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 6 |
State | Published - Oct 2006 |
Keywords
- Adenocarcinoma
- Cardiac constriction
- Echocardiography
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine