Key result
Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance are useful for the anatomical evaluation and characterization of right cardiac masses, which are most often metastases or pseudo-masses.
Why the study?
Transthoracic echocardiography assessment of cardiac masses can be difficult, particularly in the right chambers, requiring modalities like CCT and CMR for evaluation.
Multimodality imaging including CCT and CMR is valuable for the anatomical evaluation and characterization of right-sided heart masses.
Supports CCT/CMR for right heart mass evaluation; leaves open need for prospective outcome validation.
Primary heart tumors are rare, benign tumors represent the majority of these. If a cardiac mass is found, the probability that it is a metastasis or a so-called "pseudo-mass" is extremely higher than a primary tumor. The detection of a heart mass during a transthoracic echocardiography (TE) is often unexpected. The TE assessment can be difficult, particularly if the mass is located at the level of the right chambers. Cardiac Computed Tomography (CCT) can be useful in anatomical evaluation and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (CMR) for masses characterization as well. We provide an overview of right cardiac masses and their imaging futures.
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Pradella et al. (2020) conducted a review in Right cardiac masses. Cardiac imaging (TE, CCT, CMR) was evaluated. Cardiac Computed Tomography and Cardiac Magnetic Resonance are useful for the anatomical evaluation and characterization of right cardiac masses, which are most often metastases or pseudo-masses.
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