[Cardiac angiosarcoma in a pregnant women]

Kardiologiia. 2012;52(6):93-5.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • 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