Key result
Two-dimensional echocardiography was required to correctly identify the location of the base of the stalk in two of three cases of right ventricular myxoma.
Why the study?
Does two-dimensional echocardiography improve the diagnosis and localization of right ventricular tumors compared to angiography alone?
Population
4 patients with right ventricular tumors (3 myxomas and 1 metastatic melanoma)
Comparison
M-mode and two-dimensional echocardiography vs Angiography
Design
Case_series
Authors
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Echocardiographers should scrutinize the RV for masses to avoid missed tumors; this Level 5 series leaves open standardized detection protocols.
Case Report (n=4)
Does two-dimensional echocardiography improve the diagnosis and localization of right ventricular tumors compared to angiography alone?
Two-dimensional echocardiography is a useful and sometimes necessary adjunct to angiography for accurately diagnosing and localizing right ventricular tumors.
Ports et al. (1977) conducted a case report in Right ventricular tumors (n=4). Echocardiography (M-mode and two-dimensional) vs. Angiography was evaluated on Diagnosis and identification of the location of the tumor stalk base. Two-dimensional echocardiography was required to correctly identify the location of the base of the stalk in two of three cases of right ventricular myxoma.
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