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Suspect cardiac mass

Sonopath Forum

Sonopath Forum

Suspect cardiac mass

  • 7 yr old mn Shih Tzu x presented in July with history of cardiomegaly and tx for heart failure at the emergency clinic
  • Echocardiogram shows pericardial effusion with no visible masses
  • Pericardiocentesis was performed and the dog has done well ever since
  • Follow up echocardiogram now shows a possible RV mass on left parasternal transverse PA views.  Color flow Dopper is normal.
  • If I change the angle, I can make it go away, but still suspect that it is real and not RV myocardium.
  • What are your thoughts?

  • 7 yr old mn Shih Tzu x presented in July with history of cardiomegaly and tx for heart failure at the emergency clinic
  • Echocardiogram shows pericardial effusion with no visible masses
  • Pericardiocentesis was performed and the dog has done well ever since
  • Follow up echocardiogram now shows a possible RV mass on left parasternal transverse PA views.  Color flow Dopper is normal.
  • If I change the angle, I can make it go away, but still suspect that it is real and not RV myocardium.
  • What are your thoughts?

Comments

Peter
October 4, 2019 at 8:33 pm -

Hi!
unfortunately, the clips

Hi!

unfortunately, the clips are really short (not even a single cardiac cycle) – could you add some longer videos?

Thanks!

Peter

Electrocute
October 5, 2019 at 3:39 am -

Sorry Peter.  I just realized

Sorry Peter.  I just realized none of the clips recorded correctly for this study.  I did scan the dog 2 months ago (2 weeks post pericarciocentesis) and I have now added those clips to the original post.  I will also add some more stills from the most recent study.  I am trying to figure out if there is a mass in the right ventricle or if I am picking up normal RV trabeculae muscle.  I am only seeing this on transverse parsternal views.  Thank you!

Peter
October 5, 2019 at 5:05 pm -

Hi!
Thank you for posting the

Hi!

Thank you for posting the additional videos – they are longer 😉

To me it seems rather like RV myocardium based on echotexture – but I could be wrong…

Sorry that I can’t help further here…

Best wishes,

Peter

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