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*ECG and X-ray yield no crucial diagnostic information. Echocardiography is the main initial diagnostic tool.<ref name="pmid7459905">{{cite journal| author=Schmaltz AA, Apitz J| title=Primary heart tumors in infancy and childhood. Report of four cases and review of literature. | journal=Cardiology | year= 1981 | volume= 67 | issue= 1 | pages= 12-22 | pmid=7459905 | doi=10.1159/000173224 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7459905 }} </ref> | *ECG and X-ray yield no crucial diagnostic information. Echocardiography is the main initial diagnostic tool.<ref name="pmid7459905">{{cite journal| author=Schmaltz AA, Apitz J| title=Primary heart tumors in infancy and childhood. Report of four cases and review of literature. | journal=Cardiology | year= 1981 | volume= 67 | issue= 1 | pages= 12-22 | pmid=7459905 | doi=10.1159/000173224 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7459905 }} </ref> | ||
*Usually tumors are not visualized on Chest X-Rays until they are large enough to cause obstructive symptoms.<ref name="pmid7459905">{{cite journal| author=Schmaltz AA, Apitz J| title=Primary heart tumors in infancy and childhood. Report of four cases and review of literature. | journal=Cardiology | year= 1981 | volume= 67 | issue= 1 | pages= 12-22 | pmid=7459905 | doi=10.1159/000173224 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=7459905 }} </ref> | |||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Template:Dj
Overview
Chest X-ray
- ECG and X-ray yield no crucial diagnostic information. Echocardiography is the main initial diagnostic tool.[1]
- Usually tumors are not visualized on Chest X-Rays until they are large enough to cause obstructive symptoms.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Schmaltz AA, Apitz J (1981). "Primary heart tumors in infancy and childhood. Report of four cases and review of literature". Cardiology. 67 (1): 12–22. doi:10.1159/000173224. PMID 7459905.