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PMID: 23304048 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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A 41-year-old woman with metastatic melanoma was admitted to the hospital because of syncopal episodes, which had developed after the administration of an experimental chemotherapy agent that targeted Notch signaling, as part of a phase I clinical trial. Cardiac monitoring revealed recurrent episodes of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia correlating with the patient's syncope. Investigations into the cause of the arrhythmia led to the discovery of metastatic lesions within the left ventricular myocardium. In presenting this case of polymorphic ventricular tachycardia as the antemortem clinical manifestation of metastatic melanoma involving the heart, we discuss the importance of recognizing that cardiac metastases can manifest themselves as arrhythmias in patients with malignant melanoma who are undergoing active anticancer treatment. |
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Jyoti Sharma; Jonathan Matthew Brunson; Nada Memon; Aarif Y Khakoo |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Texas Heart Institute journal / from the Texas Heart Institute of St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital Volume: 39 ISSN: 1526-6702 ISO Abbreviation: Tex Heart Inst J Publication Date: 2012 |
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Created Date: 2013-01-10 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8214622 Medline TA: Tex Heart Inst J Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 890-3 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, Texas 77054. |
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