Utilization of echocardiography prior to catheterization can help identify intracardiac masses such as giant Lambl's excrescences and avoid possible complications.
Echocardiography before catheterization may identify giant Lambl's excrescences and avert complications; case reports leave open routine adoption.
A 54-year-old female with rheumatic heart disease was found to have a mass in the left ventricle by echocardiography and angiography. Subsequently, giant Lambl's excrescences of papillary muscle and aortic valve were confirmed by operation and pathologic examination. Possible complication from cardiac catheterization could be avoided by the utilization of echocardiography prior to catheterization.
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