European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on September 11, 2006
European Heart Journal 2007 28(5):521; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehl238
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A rare case of single giant cardiac hamartomas in an adult patient
1 Department of Cardiology, Evangelic Foundation, Naples, Italy
2 Department of Cardiology, Second University of Naples, Via G. Martucci 35, 80121 Naples, Italy
3 Department of Cardiology, Monaldi Hospital, Naples, Italy
* Corresponding author. Tel: +39 081 7618525; fax: +39 081 7145205. E-mail address: adandrea@napoli.com
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We describe a 48-year-old man who was referred to our hospital because of increasing dyspnoea and fatigue. He had no comorbidities or history of cardiovascular disease. Physical findings at admission were within normal limits, except for a pulse rate of 105 b.p.m. The 12-lead ECG showed diffused ST depression, with T-wave inversion