Value of Myocardial Strain in Assessing Cardiac Masses: A Case Report
Abstract
Transthoracic echocardiography and global longitudinal strain are pivotal in evaluating myocardial structure and function in cardio-oncology patients, but there are limited reports of using global longitudinal strain to identify intracardiac masses. This case presents a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and cardiac metastasis that was identified using global longitudinal strain on transthoracic echocardiography and subsequently confirmed by cardiac magnetic resonance imaging.
© 2026 Julianna West, Ihab Hamzeh, Jonathan You, Efstratios Koutroumpakis, Cezar Iliescu, Leslie Ynalvez, Hyeon-Ju Ali, Anita Deswal, Shaden Khalaf, published by Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center
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