A Rare Cause of Embolism: Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma

Cardiac tumors are rarely encountered pathologies, but they may have versatile and different clinical implications. Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas are the third most common primary heart tumors and these are often diagnosed incidentally. When these tumors cause symptoms, they often emerge with cer...

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Published in:Meandros medical and dental journal 2018-08, Vol.19 (2), p.171-174
Main Authors: Boğa, Mehmet, Durmaz, Selim, Kurtoğlu, Tünay, Gürcün, Uğur, Çulhacı, Nil, Yılmaz, Melek
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aortic valve
Blood clots
Embolism
Embolisms
Heart
Ischemia
Myocardial ischemia
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Postoperative period
Thromboembolism
Tıp
Tumors
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Summary:Cardiac tumors are rarely encountered pathologies, but they may have versatile and different clinical implications. Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas are the third most common primary heart tumors and these are often diagnosed incidentally. When these tumors cause symptoms, they often emerge with cerebral embolic events or myocardial ischemia. Surgical resection of the tumor is recommended to eliminate the risk of embolism and sudden death for symptomatic cases and when the tumor originates from the left side of the heart and mobile. In this case report, we present valve-sparing complete resection of a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma arising from aortic valve which causes neurological symptoms.
ISSN:2149-9063
2149-9063
DOI:10.4274/meandros.2109