The Medusa. When Imaging of Cardiovascular Pathology Mimicking the Gorgo from the Greek Mythology

Case Report

Volume 4, Issue 1

The Medusa. When Imaging of Cardiovascular Pathology Mimicking the Gorgo from the Greek Mythology

Ioannis Gialamas, Evangelos Oikonomou^*, Ourania Katsarou, Konstantinos Kalogeras, Konstantinos Zisimos, George Lazaros and Manolis Vavuranakis

^3rdDepartment of Cardiology, ‘Sotiria’ Chest Disease Hospital, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

^*Corresponding author: Evangelos Oikonomou, 3rdCardiology Clinic, “Sotiria” Chest Disease Hospital, Mesogeion 152, PO 11527, Athens, Greece.

Received: May 28, 2023; Accepted: June 12, 2023; Published: July 05, 2023

Citation: Gialamas I, Oikonomou E, Katsarou O, et al. The Medusa. When Imaging of Cardiovascular Pathology Mimicking the Gorgo from the Greek Mythology. Case Rep Clin Cardiol J. 2023; 3(3): 133.

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Abstract

A fifty-five-years old woman was admitted to the hospital with dyspnea, chest pain and superior vena cava syndrome. On physical examination, she appeared distressed. The blood pressure was 100/60mmHg, the respiratory rate 23 breaths per minute, the heart rate 110 beats per minute, and the body temperature 36.1°C. The jugular veins were dilated. The cardiac sounds were diminished. The 12 leads electrocardiogram showed sinus tachycardia with low QRS amplitude in precordial leads.

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The Medusa. When Imaging of Cardiovascular Pathology Mimicking the Gorgo from the Greek Mythology