A Rare Cause of Sudden Vision Loss in a Young Male: Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a rare cardiac neoplasm predominantly affecting the cardiac valves. Although it is most commonly an incidental finding, it can result in life‐threatining complications, such as coronary and cerebral embolism, acute valvular dysfunction, and sudden death. In t...

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Published in:Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2007-04, Vol.24 (4), p.425-429
Main Authors: Ergun, Kumral, Golbasi, Zehra, Cagli, Kerim, Altinsoy, Ali, Mustafa Ulas, Mahmut, Temucin, Tulay, Arat, Nurcan, Topaloglu, Serkan, Deveci, Bulent, Ertan, Aylin
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve - pathology
Aortic Valve - surgery
Blindness - etiology
Embolism - complications
Fibroma - complications
Fibroma - pathology
Fibroma - surgery
Heart Neoplasms - complications
Heart Neoplasms - pathology
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
heart valves
Humans
Male
papillary fibroelastoma
Papillary Muscles - diagnostic imaging
Papillary Muscles - pathology
Papillary Muscles - surgery
retinal artery embolism
Retinal Artery Occlusion - complications
Ultrasonography
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Summary:Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a rare cardiac neoplasm predominantly affecting the cardiac valves. Although it is most commonly an incidental finding, it can result in life‐threatining complications, such as coronary and cerebral embolism, acute valvular dysfunction, and sudden death. In this report, we describe a case of a patient with aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma, which presented with sudden vision loss due to branch retinal artery occlusion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third case of CPF‐related retinal artery embolism in English literature.
ISSN:0742-2822
1540-8175
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00410.x