Pulmonary embolism, peripartum cardiomyopathy, acute myocardial infarction, aortic dissection, anxiety, and gastroesophageal reflux disease are known causes of chest pain during the peripartum period. A cardiac tumor is a rare cause of chest pain during this time period. While cardiac myxomas during pregnancy have been reported, cardiac hemangiomas are exceptionally rare. To the best of our knowledge, there are no existing case reports regarding cardiac hemangiomas in either pregnant or postpartum patients. Here, we present a 23-year-old female who presented with visual changes, headache, and midsternal pain and was subsequently found to have a cardiac hemangioma.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10544837 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.44407 | DOI Listing |
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