TY - JOUR
T1 - Bicaval obstruction complicating right atrial tuberculoma
T2 - The diagnostic value of Cardiovascular MR
AU - Al-Nasser, Ibrahim
AU - Anwar, Ashraf M.
AU - Nosir, Youssef F.M.
AU - Chamsi-Pasha, Mohammed A.R.
AU - Ajam, Aref
AU - Alqiriaqri, Aymen
AU - Chamsi-Pasha, Hassan
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Cardiac tuberculosis is rare and usually involves the pericardium. Myocardial tuberculoma is a very rare occurrence and only a few cases were reported. We describe the use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of a rare case of cardiac tuberculoma involving the right atrium which was complicated by a bicaval obstruction. The patient made a remarkable improvement with the anti-tuberculous treatment. To our knowledge, this complication has never been reported in relation to cardiac tuberculoma.
AB - Cardiac tuberculosis is rare and usually involves the pericardium. Myocardial tuberculoma is a very rare occurrence and only a few cases were reported. We describe the use of cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of a rare case of cardiac tuberculoma involving the right atrium which was complicated by a bicaval obstruction. The patient made a remarkable improvement with the anti-tuberculous treatment. To our knowledge, this complication has never been reported in relation to cardiac tuberculoma.
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U2 - 10.1186/1532-429X-10-60
DO - 10.1186/1532-429X-10-60
M3 - Article
C2 - 19099600
AN - SCOPUS:64549097247
SN - 1097-6647
VL - 10
JO - Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
JF - Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
IS - 1
M1 - 60
ER -