Document Type : Case Report
Authors
1 1. cardiovascular research center, Shahid Rahimi hospital, Lorestan university of medical sciences. Khorramabad, Iran
2 Cardiovascular Research Center, Institute of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sciences Kerman, Iran
3 Cardiovascular research center, Institue of Basic and Clinical Physiology Sciences, Kerman University of Medical Sceiences, Kerman, Iran
4 Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Lorestan university of medical sciences. Khorramabad, Iran
Abstract
Objective: Dyspnea is a common symptom of heart disease that can also be related to other
disorders, such as liver disease. In this case report, we aim to describe a rare case of metastatic liver
mass that presented with heart failure.
Case Presentation: A 50-year-old woman without a past medical history arrived at our hospital
with a history of dyspnea and swelling in the lower extremities. She did not complain of pain,
arthralgia, trauma, or chest pain but complained of exertional dyspnea and fatigue that had started
one month before and had aggravated two days before. Her laboratory test indicated anemia. In
echocardiography, we saw mild right ventricle enlargement and dysfunction, but the left heart was
normal with acceptable systolic and diastolic function. In the subcostal view, the inferior vena cava
(IVC) was dilated but under compression of a large liver mass. According to our literature review, this
is the first case in which a metastatic liver mass had presented with heart failure.
Conclusion: In patients presenting with dyspnea, despite normal echocardiographic findings, the
exact evaluation of the IVC should be considered.
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