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Cardiac hemangioma

MedGen UID:
310590
•Concept ID:
C1707298
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: Cardiac Hemangioma; Heart Hemangioma
 
HPO: HP:0011673

Definition

Abnormal proliferation of blood vessels within the cardiac cavities attached to the endocardium. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Cardiac screening in infants with infantile hemangiomas before propranolol treatment.
Blei F, McElhinney DB, Guarini A, Presti S
Pediatr Dermatol 2014 Jul-Aug;31(4):465-70. Epub 2014 May 29 doi: 10.1111/pde.12344. PMID: 24889812
Cardiac hemangioma; facing a dilemma in treatment.
Karangelis D, Tagarakis G, Bouliaris K, Tsilimingas N
Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg 2011 Mar;12(3):519. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.237032A. PMID: 21345839

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Robot-Assisted Excision of a Left Ventricular Myxoma and Hemangioma.
Martin SJ, Maxey-Jones C, Zhou Z, Nazem A, Cherney A, Lutz CJ
Innovations (Phila) 2023 Sep-Oct;18(5):506-508. Epub 2023 Oct 3 doi: 10.1177/15569845231199741. PMID: 37786985
Super large cardiac hemangioma in right atrium and inferior vena cava: case report.
Perez Rivera CJ, Figueroa-Casanova R, Ochoa Bonet CE, González-Orozco A
J Cardiothorac Surg 2019 Nov 5;14(1):186. doi: 10.1186/s13019-019-1016-6. PMID: 31690322Free PMC Article
Multifocal cardiac hemangioma.
Vacirca SR, Nardi P, Ferlosio A, Orlandi A, Ruvolo G
J Card Surg 2018 Jun;33(6):310-312. Epub 2018 May 27 doi: 10.1111/jocs.13719. PMID: 29806221
Cardiac Cavernous Hemangioma Coexisting With Pulmonary Cavernous Hemangiomas and Giant Hepatic Hemangioma.
Wang C, Chen H, Sun L, Mei Y
Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Feb;103(2):e149-e152. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.07.024. PMID: 28109376
Small cardiac hemangioma: a challenge for diagnosis and dilemma for management.
Liu Y, Maureira P, Selton-Suty C, Folliguet T, Marie PY, Mandry D, Villemot JP, Tran N, Cahn V
Ann Thorac Surg 2014 Jan;97(1):e11-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.104. PMID: 24384214

Diagnosis

Right atrial cavernous hemangioma.
Shashikanth M, Nicola S, Yi C, Julian S
Ann Card Anaesth 2020 Jul-Sep;23(3):335-337. doi: 10.4103/aca.ACA_58_19. PMID: 32687093Free PMC Article
Left Ventricular Cardiac Hemangioma.
Tourmousoglou C, Nikoloudakis N, Kelpis T, Tsotsolis N, Ninios V, Kallifatidis A, Ninios E, Theofilogiannakos EK, Thoma M, Asimaki A, Pitsis A
Am J Med 2017 Aug;130(8):e337-e339. Epub 2017 Apr 2 doi: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2017.02.043. PMID: 28373114
Cardiac Hemangioma: A Comprehensive Analysis of 200 Cases.
Li W, Teng P, Xu H, Ma L, Ni Y
Ann Thorac Surg 2015 Jun;99(6):2246-52. Epub 2015 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.064. PMID: 25921258
Cardiac hemangioma.
Williams DS
J Insur Med 2007;39(2):135-7. PMID: 17941339
Cardiac hemangioma.
Chao JC, Reyes CV, Hwang MH
South Med J 1990 Jan;83(1):44-7. doi: 10.1097/00007611-199001000-00014. PMID: 2405498

Therapy

Cardiac Hemangioma Producing Pericardial Effusion Detected on Thoracoscopic Pericardial Fenestration.
Fujita T, Kawaguchi Y, Kataoka Y, Hanaoka J
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 May;113(5):e359-e361. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.014. PMID: 34331932
Left ventricular cardiac hemangioma in a patient with chronic heart failure.
Yamamoto H, Beppu S
J Med Ultrason (2001) 2018 Jul;45(3):509-513. Epub 2017 Dec 26 doi: 10.1007/s10396-017-0852-z. PMID: 29280024
Cardiac Cavernous Hemangioma Coexisting With Pulmonary Cavernous Hemangiomas and Giant Hepatic Hemangioma.
Wang C, Chen H, Sun L, Mei Y
Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Feb;103(2):e149-e152. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.07.024. PMID: 28109376
Pericardial effusion and cardiac hemangioma in the neonate.
Cartagena AM, Levin TL, Issenberg H, Goldman HS
Pediatr Radiol 1993;23(5):384-5. doi: 10.1007/BF02011966. PMID: 8233695
Infantile cardiac hemangioendothelioma.
Chang JS, Young ML, Chuu WM, Lue HC
Pediatr Cardiol 1992 Jan;13(1):52-5. doi: 10.1007/BF00788232. PMID: 1736271

Prognosis

Giant congenital right atrial epithelioid-capillary hemangioma with prolonged QT interval: Case report and practical surgical treatment strategy for primary cardiac tumors in children based on 25-year review of 299 cases.
Malakan Rad E, Radmehr H, Vasei M, Rahimi Rastgoo B
Echocardiography 2018 Sep;35(9):1471-1481. Epub 2018 Jul 20 doi: 10.1111/echo.14105. PMID: 30030856
Multifocal cardiac hemangioma.
Vacirca SR, Nardi P, Ferlosio A, Orlandi A, Ruvolo G
J Card Surg 2018 Jun;33(6):310-312. Epub 2018 May 27 doi: 10.1111/jocs.13719. PMID: 29806221
Cardiac Cavernous Hemangioma Coexisting With Pulmonary Cavernous Hemangiomas and Giant Hepatic Hemangioma.
Wang C, Chen H, Sun L, Mei Y
Ann Thorac Surg 2017 Feb;103(2):e149-e152. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.07.024. PMID: 28109376
Cardiac Hemangioma: A Comprehensive Analysis of 200 Cases.
Li W, Teng P, Xu H, Ma L, Ni Y
Ann Thorac Surg 2015 Jun;99(6):2246-52. Epub 2015 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.064. PMID: 25921258
Small cardiac hemangioma: a challenge for diagnosis and dilemma for management.
Liu Y, Maureira P, Selton-Suty C, Folliguet T, Marie PY, Mandry D, Villemot JP, Tran N, Cahn V
Ann Thorac Surg 2014 Jan;97(1):e11-3. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.07.104. PMID: 24384214

Clinical prediction guides

Cardiac Hemangioma Producing Pericardial Effusion Detected on Thoracoscopic Pericardial Fenestration.
Fujita T, Kawaguchi Y, Kataoka Y, Hanaoka J
Ann Thorac Surg 2022 May;113(5):e359-e361. Epub 2021 Jul 28 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.07.014. PMID: 34331932
FDG-PET proves to be reliable in the diagnostic workup of a rare cardiac hemangioma.
Seifert R, Schafigh D, Hoffmeier A, Huss S, Weckesser M, Rahbar K
J Card Surg 2019 Oct;34(10):1097-1099. Epub 2019 Aug 2 doi: 10.1111/jocs.14197. PMID: 31374577
Case of Cardiac Hemangioma Diagnosed by Myocardial Contrast Echocardiography.
Xiachuan Q, Xuebin L, Yongjie W
Circ Cardiovasc Imaging 2019 May;12(5):e008811. doi: 10.1161/CIRCIMAGING.118.008811. PMID: 31030538
Giant congenital right atrial epithelioid-capillary hemangioma with prolonged QT interval: Case report and practical surgical treatment strategy for primary cardiac tumors in children based on 25-year review of 299 cases.
Malakan Rad E, Radmehr H, Vasei M, Rahimi Rastgoo B
Echocardiography 2018 Sep;35(9):1471-1481. Epub 2018 Jul 20 doi: 10.1111/echo.14105. PMID: 30030856
Cardiac Hemangioma: A Comprehensive Analysis of 200 Cases.
Li W, Teng P, Xu H, Ma L, Ni Y
Ann Thorac Surg 2015 Jun;99(6):2246-52. Epub 2015 Apr 25 doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2015.02.064. PMID: 25921258

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