Multiple intra-cardiac masses: A life-threatening complication of Behcet's disease

Ramoğlu M. G., Atalay S., Uçar T., Fitoz S., Özçakar Z. B., Çiftci E., ...More

ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES, vol.37, no.7, pp.1077-1079, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 37 Issue: 7
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/echo.14771
  • Journal Name: ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY-A JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND ALLIED TECHNIQUES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
  • Page Numbers: pp.1077-1079
  • Keywords: Behcet's disease, echocardiography, emboli, Intra-cardiac thrombus, mass
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The incidence of multiple intra-cardiac masses is rare, and the differential diagnosis may be challenging sometimes. The most common etiologies of multiple intra-cardiac masses are thrombus, vegetation, and tumors. Intra-cardiac thrombus is more common in patients with central catheters, with a wall-motion abnormality and global hypokinesis. Certain autoimmune disorders may favor the development of intra-cardiac thrombus, and very rarely, multiple thrombi may be seen. Here, a patient with multiple intra-cardiac masses in the right ventricle and diagnosed with Behcet's disease is presented.