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Cianciulli TF, Saccheri MC, Lax JA, Balletti LR, Arias RV, Morita LA, Beck MA, Zappi A, Kazelián LR. [Primary pericardial synovial sarcoma]. Medicina (B Aires) 2023; 83:825-827. [PMID: 37870344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2023] Open
Abstract
Primary pericardial synovial sarcoma is an extraordinarily very rare tumor with a poor prognosis, and little is known about its therapeutic management. We describe the case of a 51-year-old woman patient who underwent incomplete surgical resection, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy. To the best of our knowledge, no primary pericardial synovial sarcoma has been described which, after surgery, remains asymptomatic for 5 years, and until a control CT scan detects cardiac metastases that compromised the lumen of the right cavities and with chemotherapy, echocardiography demonstrated complete resolution of cardiac metastases.
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- Tomás F Cianciulli
- División Cardiología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail:
- Ministerio de Salud, Gobierno de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Cardiología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Cardiología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Cardiología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Cardiología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Patología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Patología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Patología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División Cardiología, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Cianciulli TF, Saccheri MC, Morita LA, Kazelián LR, Balletti LR. [Cystic vegetation: a rare presentation of infective endocarditis]. Medicina (B Aires) 2022; 82:805. [PMID: 36220047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Tomás F Cianciulli
- División de Cardiología, Laboratorio de Ecocardiografía, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina. E-mail:
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- División de Cardiología, Laboratorio de Ecocardiografía, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División de Cardiología, Laboratorio de Ecocardiografía, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División de Cardiología, Laboratorio de Ecocardiografía, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- División de Cardiología, Laboratorio de Ecocardiografía, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Cosme Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Cianciulli TF, Saccheri MC, Risolo AM, Lax JA, Mendez RJ, Morita LA, Beck MA, Balletti LR, Puente LJ, Prieto O, Ferreiro DE, Fernandez SP, Fernandez CF, Rozenfeld PA, Gagliardi JA. 4091Mechanical dispersion by speckle tracking echocardiography in fabry disease. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
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Background
Fabry disease is a rare X-linked storage disorder caused by a deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme α-galactosidase A and generally causes multi-organ dysfunction. Heart disease is the main cause of death, due to severe left ventricular (LV) systolic dysfunction and sudden death. In several heart diseases, the LV systolic dysfunction and ventricular arrhythmias are associated with mechanical dispersion (MD). The presence of MD in patients with FD has not been studied yet. In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the prevalence of MD in patients with FD.
Methods
Complete echocardiographic and speckle tracking echocardiographic (STE) data were collected. MD is an index of inter-segmental discoordination of contraction which has been used to quantify LV dyssynchrony and was defined as the standard deviation (SD) of time to peak negative strain in 17 left ventricular segments. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether or not they had left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). MD was defined as an SD >49 msec.
Results
We studied 108 patients with FD, 24 patients (22%) were excluded due to inadequate imaging quality or presence of comorbidities, so the final study population consisted of 84 patients (mean age 33.3±14.6 years, 60.7% women). LVH in FD appears at older ages than in patients without LVH (48±12.5 y/o vs 27.8±11.1 y/o, p<0.0001). Patients with FD without LVH (Group I) showed normal global longitudinal peak strain (GLPS) (21.2±2.5%) and no MD (32.7±8.8 msec). In Group II (n=23) patients with FD with LVH, 17 (73.9%) had MD >49 msec prolonged mechanical dispersion (73.3±20.7 msec) and reduced GLPS (13.6±4.0%). MD was more pronounced in Fabry patients with LVH than in patients without LVH (63.4±24.7 msec vs. 32.7±8.8 msec, p<0.0001). GLPS was lower in Fabry patients with LVH than in patients without LVH (15.3±4.7% vs 21.2±2.5%, p<0.0001).
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Conclusions
To our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate the prevalence of mechanical dispersion in patients with FD. Mechanical dispersion was seen in 73.9% of patients with FD with LVH. This dyssynchrony should be taken into account in patients who develop heart failure or life-threatening ventricular tachyarrhythmias.
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- Hospital Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Hospital Argerich, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Méndez RJ, Balletti LR, Cianciulli TF, Mouratian DM, Saccheri MC, Lax JA. Double-orifice mitral valve. J Echocardiogr 2014; 12:40-2. [PMID: 27278915 DOI: 10.1007/s12574-013-0194-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2013] [Revised: 08/03/2013] [Accepted: 09/01/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
We report the case of a rare congenital anomaly, a double-orifice mitral valve, in a 21-year-old woman who was asymptomatic and had no history of heart disease. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed two functionally normal orifices mitral valve of equal size. As the presentation in adulthood is rare, echocardiographers should be trained to make the appropriate diagnosis.
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- Ricardo J Méndez
- Department of Cardiology, Hospital "Dr. Cosme Argerich", C1155ADP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital "Dr. Cosme Argerich", C1155ADP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital "Dr. Cosme Argerich", C1155ADP, Buenos Aires, Argentina. .,Department of Cardiology, Hospital del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires "Dr. Cosme Argerich", Pi y Margall 750, C1155ADP, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital de Pediatría "Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan", C1245AAM, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital "Dr. Cosme Argerich", C1155ADP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital "Dr. Cosme Argerich", C1155ADP, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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