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Cardiac tumors and sources of embolism

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Cerebral or peripheral embolism is a frequent indication for echocardiographic studies to rule out a cardiac mass or any other potential source of embolism. Behind the diagnosis “cardiac mass” is a broad spectrum of pathologies to be taken into account: primary or secondary cardiac tumors are rare clinical conditions but are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, while intracardiac thrombi are more frequent. Other potential cardiac sources of embolism are patent foramen ovale, degenerative valvular alterations, endocarditis, or aortic pathologies.

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  1. Department of Cardiology, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

    Prof. Dr. Björn Plicht MD (Senior Cardiologist)

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Echocardiography West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

    Thomas Buck MD, FACC, FESC (Associate Professor of Medicine Assistant Director, Director) (Associate Professor of Medicine Assistant Director, Director)

  2. Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Klinikum Region Hannover – Klinikum Siloah, Hannover, Germany

    Andreas Franke MD, FESC (Associate Professor of Medicine Head) (Associate Professor of Medicine Head)

  3. Noninvasive Cardiology, King’s College Hospital London, London, UK

    Mark J. Monaghan PhD, FRCP(Hon), FACC, FESC (Professor of Echocardiography Director) (Professor of Echocardiography Director)

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Plicht, B. (2011). Cardiac tumors and sources of embolism. In: Buck, T., Franke, A., Monaghan, M.J. (eds) Three-dimensional Echocardiography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-11179-2_12

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