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Secondary Cardiac Lymphoma Presenting as Sick Sinus Syndrome and Atrial Fibrillation Which Required Leadless Pacemaker Implantation.

Authors :
Kondo S
Osanai H
Sakamoto Y
Uno H
Tagahara K
Hosono H
Miyamoto S
Hiramatsu S
Matsumoto H
Sakaguchi T
Kanbara T
Nakashima Y
Asano H
Ajioka M
Source :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2021 Feb 01; Vol. 60 (3), pp. 431-434. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Sep 19.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Cardiac involvement of malignant lymphoma is relatively common, although such a phenomenon has subclinical manifestations that are difficult to detect. We herein describe a patient with atrial fibrillation and sick sinus syndrome as the main symptoms. Computed tomography showed a mass in the right atrium extending into the superior vena cava (SVC). We implanted the patient with a leadless pacemaker. Transvenous biopsy revealed a diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient was treated successfully with chemotherapy including rituximab. This case suggested that cardiac lymphoma may cause sick sinus syndrome, and leadless pacemaker implantation is a safe treatment option in patients with partial SVC obstruction.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1349-7235
Volume :
60
Issue :
3
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
32963160
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.5573-20