Unusual Coronary Sinus Tumor in a Pregnant Woman

Outcome and Pathological Characteristics of Primary Malignant Cardiac Tumors

The literature on malignant cardiac tumors is relatively limited because they are rare, especially among the Chinese population. We analyzed 14 patients diagnosed with malignant cardiac tumors in Fuwai Hospital and present the results of surgical treatments on the tumors. The mean age at tumor diagnosis was 47 years in a male-dominated cohort. There was a high frequency of pericardial effusion and coronary artery involvement in our group. We compared the survival times of patients who received different treatments and found that surgery improved prognosis of tumors, especially for patients who underwent orthotopic heart transplantation.

Dual Aneurysms of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery Initially Detected by Echocardiography

Echocardiographic detection of abnormalities occurring medially and distally in coronary arteries is uncommon and is not well recognized. Herein, we describe an 87-year-old woman with two distinct aneurysms involving a branch of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD), one of which communicated with the pulmonary artery (PA). Initially determined via transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), these findings were subsequently validated by coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). We also present a review of the published studies of multiple coronary artery aneurysms (CAAs) exceeding 20 mm in diameter, focusing on the location, etiology, symptoms, and common ultrasonic characteristics of 30 cases. Echocardiography is a valuable, noninvasive technique for initial detection, monitoring, and follow-up of CAAs, serving to direct further diagnostics.