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Surgical repair for aortic valve fibro-elastoma: a case report
E Guérin1, B El Nakadi, B Sidi
1Department of Cardiac Surgery, CHU Charleroi, Free University of Brussels, Charleroi, Belgium.
Acta Chirurgica Belgica
|August 3, 2004
Abstract:
Valvular cardiac tumours are rare but account for a high prevalence of stroke or sudden death. We report a case of an incidental finding on echocardiographic screening of a 65-year-old man. He was admitted to the emergency department for an episode of sinus bradycardia due to B-blocker overdose. Diagnosis of fibro-elastoma was rapidly suspected and the patient underwent surgery in order to prevent embolization. Epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment are discussed.