Metastatic Cardiac Tumor Manifested by Persistent ST-Segment Elevation With Coexisting Reciprocal Changes on Electrocardiography

In cases with metastatic invasion of the heart, electrocardiographic abnormalities are commonly seen. However, most of these electrocardiographic changes are nonspecific; certain findings may be highly suggestive of myocardial involvement of the tumor. We report a patient with lung cancer who presen...

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Published inInternational Heart Journal Vol. 55; no. 5; pp. 466 - 468
Main Authors Cheon, Dae Young, Park, Kyoung-Ha, Hong, Seong Eun, Lee, Soo Haeng, Jang, Seung Hun, Park, Woo Jung
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Japan International Heart Journal Association 2014
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Aged
Biopsy, Needle
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - secondary
Cardiac metastasis
Diagnosis, Differential
Electrocardiography
Follow-Up Studies
Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms - secondary
Humans
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Male
Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis
Myocardium
Positron-Emission Tomography
ST-segment change
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:In cases with metastatic invasion of the heart, electrocardiographic abnormalities are commonly seen. However, most of these electrocardiographic changes are nonspecific; certain findings may be highly suggestive of myocardial involvement of the tumor. We report a patient with lung cancer who presented with persistent ST-segment elevation with coexisting reciprocal changes on electrocardiography due to myocardial invasion of the lung cancer.
ISSN:1349-2365
1349-3299
DOI:10.1536/ihj.14-050