Imaging features of cardiac lipoma
10.7507/1007-4848.201811056
- VernacularTitle:心脏脂肪瘤的影像学特征
- Author:
FAN Shuya
1
;
GUO Hongwei
1
Author Information
1. Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Fuwai Hospital, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 100037, P.R.China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Cardiac lipoma;
cardiac echocardiography;
computed tomography;
cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- From:
Chinese Journal of Clinical Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2019;26(6):606-610
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Cardiac lipoma is rare and benign entities of heart, and often discovered after autopsy incidentally because most patients remain completely asymptomatic. The symptoms of cardiac lipoma depend on their location and size within the heart, such as dyspnea, chest pain, arrhythmia, and even sudden death. Surgical interventions usually have good results. Up till now, there has been no any relevant large-scale randomized controlled trial, and even no precise guideline for treatment. Surgical procedures often depend on patients' clinical manifestations and changes of hemodynamics in cardiac vessels in order to relief the symptoms as well as abort the progress of the disease. Therefore, early diagnosis and close follow-up are necessary for timely treatment. This article aims to summarize the imageological examinations for cardiac lipoma, including echocardiography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging along with their characteristics and advantages, in order to get better clinical strategies.
