ArticleCardiovascular ultrasound2018
Echocardiographic characteristics of primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma and outcomes analysis: a retrospective study.
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- Primary cardiac mesothelioma presenting with fulminant recurrent pericarditis: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2023Article
- Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma presenting as constrictive pericarditis with an atypical imaging appearance: a case description.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma with difficult antemortem diagnosis: A case report.World journal of clinical cases · 2022Article
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- When cardiac surgery comes to its limits: a case report of pericardial mesothelioma invading the myocardium.European heart journal. Case reports · 2021Article
- Multimodal Diagnostic Workup of Primary Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Case Report.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021Article
- Primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma: a case report.The Pan African medical journal · 2020Article
- Pericardial Mesothelioma in a Dog: The Feasibility of Ultrasonography in Monitoring Tumor Progression.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundLittle is known about the echocardiographic characteristics of primary malignant pericardial mesothelioma (PPM) due to its rarity. The aim of this study was to explore the sex-specific echocardiographic patterns of PPM and risk factors for in-hospital mortality.
methodsA retrospective information retrieval was conducted for cases of PPM reported from China during 1981 and 2015. The diagnosis was made by histopathological examinations and only cases with echocardiographic descriptions were included. Data on the clinical and echocardiographic findings were collected. Difference in clinical, sex-specific echocardiographic characteristics and findings across different time periods were assessed. Logistic regression analysis was performed to explore echocardiographic risk factors for in-hospital mortality.
resultsA total of 64 patients with PPM were included, with a mean age of 39.2 ± 15.6 years and minor male dominance (40, 62.5%). The most common echocardiographic presentations were pericardial effusion (55, 85.9%), pericardial masses (36.4%) and thickening (17.3%), respectively. The positive rate of pericardiocentesis was only 20.9%. Six patients (15.4%) died among 39 cases reporting in-hospital outcome. Logistics analysis identified no clinical or echocardiographic parameters associated with in-hospital mortality (all P > 0.05).
conclusionsThe echocardiographic signs of PPM are basically nonspecific with massive pericardial effusion as the most common sign, although no echocardiographic gender differences or association with in-hospital mortality could be identified.
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