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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]
Electrocardiogram
Template:ECG changes in cardiac tumors
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [3];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Template:Dj
Overview
Electrocardiogram changes
- There are no ECG abnormalities that are specific to cardiac tumors.
- Nevertheless, based on the area of involvement and propensity to metastasize, cardiac tumors exhibit ECG alterations that can aid in their detection.
| Tumor | ECG changes |
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| Myxoma | Findings of left atrial enlargement, rarely arrhythmias, conduction abnormalities. |
| Papillary Fibroelastoma | Nonspecific, patients may have atrial arrhythmias |
| Rhabdomyoma | Irregularities of the heart's rhythm, notably as heart block or ventricular tachycardia |
| Cardiac Fibroma | The ECG may reveal several abnormalities, such as left ventricular hypertrophy, right ventricular hypertrophy, bundle branch block, atrioventricular block, and ventricular tachycardia. |
| Cardiac Lipoma | Arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and atrioventricular block, may result from interference with electrical conduction in the heart.[1] |
| AV nodal tumor | It should also be explored in situations involving sudden death and congenital heart block. |
| Cardiac Sarcomas:
Angiosarcoma, Cardiac rhabdomyosarcomas, Fibrosarcoma and malignant fibrous histiocytoma, Leiomyosarcomas, Osteosarcomas of the heart |
Tumors that invade the myocardium may occasionally manifest with persistent Q waves or even ST alterations on the electrocardiogram (ECG) without coronary artery disease.
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References
- ↑ Araoz PA, Mulvagh SL, Tazelaar HD, Julsrud PR, Breen JF (2000). "CT and MR imaging of benign primary cardiac neoplasms with echocardiographic correlation". Radiographics. 20 (5): 1303–19. doi:10.1148/radiographics.20.5.g00se121303. PMID 10992020.