WHEN IS A BENIGN CARDIAC TUMOR NOT SO BENIGN? A CASE OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA CAUSED BY A CARDIAC HAMARTOMA

Abstract

The presentation of a cardiac hamartoma, a rare subtype of benign cardiac tumor, can range from ventricular tachycardia (VT) to sudden cardiac death. A 33-year-old female with no prior cardiac history originally presented with palpitations from VT. Her echocardiogram showed asymmetric inferolateral