Cardiac angiosarcoma in a pregnant women

We present a case of cardiac angiosarcoma in a pregnant women. Clinical manifestations of angiosarcoma were unspecific and progressed rapidly as hemopericardium, cardiac tamponade, heart failure, fever, chest pain. Pregnancy was interrupted at 22-nd week. The patient died in 6 months after appearanc...

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Published in:	Kardiologiia Vol. 52; no. 6; p. 93
Main Authors:	Valeeva, R M, Gaĭsin, I R, Shilina, L V, Vavilkina, Zh V, Smirnova, E S, Nikolaeva, N B, Kir'ianov, N A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	Russian
Published:	Russia (Federation) 2012
Subjects:	Abortion, Therapeutic Adult Cardiac Tamponade - etiology Drug Therapy, Combination Echocardiography - methods Fatal Outcome Female Heart Atria - pathology Heart Failure - etiology Heart Neoplasms - complications Heart Neoplasms - pathology Heart Neoplasms - physiopathology Heart Neoplasms - therapy Hemangiosarcoma - complications Hemangiosarcoma - pathology Hemangiosarcoma - physiopathology Hemangiosarcoma - therapy Humans Pericardial Effusion - etiology Pericardiocentesis - methods Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - pathology Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - physiopathology Pregnancy Complications, Cardiovascular - therapy
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Summary:	We present a case of cardiac angiosarcoma in a pregnant women. Clinical manifestations of angiosarcoma were unspecific and progressed rapidly as hemopericardium, cardiac tamponade, heart failure, fever, chest pain. Pregnancy was interrupted at 22-nd week. The patient died in 6 months after appearance of first symptoms.
ISSN:	0022-9040