Central retinal artery occlusion as the initial sign of aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma

PURPOSE: We describe a central retinal artery occlusion in a young man who was subsequently found to have an aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma. METHODS: Case report with clinical, echocardiographic, and histopathologic observations. RESULTS: The aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma was successful...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:American journal of ophthalmology 2001-05, Vol.131 (5), p.667-669
Main Authors: Lopez-Sanchez, Enrique, Muñoz, Ester Frances, Aviño Martinez, Juan A, Menezo Rozalen, Jose L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aortic Valve - diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Fibroma - diagnosis
Fibroma - surgery
Heart Neoplasms - diagnosis
Heart Neoplasms - surgery
Heart Valve Diseases - diagnosis
Heart Valve Diseases - surgery
Humans
Male
Retinal Artery Occlusion - diagnosis
Ultrasonography
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:PURPOSE: We describe a central retinal artery occlusion in a young man who was subsequently found to have an aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma. METHODS: Case report with clinical, echocardiographic, and histopathologic observations. RESULTS: The aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma was successfully treated with tumor resection. CONCLUSION: Appropriate investigations in young patients with central retinal artery occlusion should therefore be conducted, including transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, to diagnose and treat this tumor, because failure to diagnose this tumor may result in further embolic events, including stroke and sudden death.
ISSN:0002-9394
1879-1891
DOI:10.1016/S0002-9394(00)00846-1