Collection of cardiac masses. Up-to-date echocardiography and cardiac MRI tools.
Roberto Baltodano ArellanoLuis Falcón-QuispeKelly Cupe-ChacalcajeGabriela Meléndez-RamírezAngela Cachicatari-BeltranSergio Patrón-ChiLindsay Benites-YshpilcoAloha Meave-GonzálezWilliam Anicama-LimaSilvia Jiménez BecerraDante Urdanivia-RuizJosé Antonio Arias-GodínezPaol RojasJosh MoscosoGerald Levano-PachasPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2024)
Heart masses, including tumors (primary and secondary) and pseudotumor (cysts and thrombus), are rare entities, but of increasing interest in cardiac imaging areas. The clinical manifestations are related to the intracardiac effect of mass, embolization, and systemic symptoms in the case of tumors; however, some of them are detected incidentally. Nowadays, imaging techniques and the advancement of their tools perform the morphological, functional, and tissue characterization of the masses, and additionally know the anatomical relationships, which are crucial factors for the treatment and surgical planning.