# Life threatening echos – Part 1

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- Content type: Blog
- Canonical URL: https://123sonography.com/blog/cases/life-threatening-echos-part-1
- Published: June 19, 2023
- Last updated: June 21, 2023

## Overview
The first case is that of a 45-year-old patient with palpitations, weight loss and shortness of breath.

## Snapshot
- Category: Cases

## Authors
- [Univ. Prof. Dr. Thomas Binder](/speaker/146) - Medical University of Vienna and founder/CMO 123Sonography, Webinar Moderation

## Content
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Looking back at the many years I performed echocardiography, there were several cases that stood out. Usually because the findings were spectacular or life threatening. In this series I want to share some of these “Monster” cases with you.

The first case is that of a **45-year-old patient** with palpitations, weight loss and shortness of breath. I am sure you will immediately recognize the problem:

[ ![](https://123sonography.com/sites/default/files/styles/video_thumbnail/public/video/images/01%20Monster.jpeg?itok=xY9c2Hq0 "01%20Monster.jpeg") ](https://vimeo.com/837473846&title=0&byline=0&portrait=0)

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