Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma presenting with recurrent ventricular tachycardia
Kaleab N Asrress1, Andrew R Mitchell, Betsy Evans
1Department of Cardiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK. kasrress@hotmail.com
Abstract:
A 72-year-old man presented with multiple episodes of pulseless ventricular tachycardia, 10 days following an ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. He had a 6-year cardiovascular history that included four neurological events and two myocardial infarctions. Transesophageal echocardiography revealed two mobile masses on the aortic valve. A transaortic surgical approach was successful in removing both masses. Histology confirmed papillary fibroelastoma. The patient subsequently received an implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
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