Abstract
IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a fibro-inflammatory disorder characterized by lymphoplasmacytic infiltration of numerous IgG4-positive plasma cells, leading to fibrous thickening in the affected tissue. Typical cardiovascular manifestations of IgG4-RD are periaortitis, coronary arteritis, and pericarditis. Rare cases of myocardial involvement in IgG4-RD have been reported, but surgical resection or open biopsy was required for the diagnosis in those cases. Here, we report a case in which percutaneous transcatheter biopsy under the guidance of intracardiac echocardiography was useful for diagnosis of IgG4-RD manifested as an intracavitary right atrial mass, extending into the superior vena cava. Successful transcatheter diagnosis of myocardial involvement of IgG4-RD led to immediate favorable response to steroid therapy. Including the present case, previous IgG4-RD cases with myocardial involvement are reviewed to delineate its clinical characteristics.
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