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Embolizing fibroelastoma of the aortic valve
T Ragni1, A M Grande, G Cappuccio
1Divisione e Cattedra di Cardiochirurgia, Università degli Studi di Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Italy.
Cardiovascular Surgery (London, England)
|October 1, 1994
Abstract:
Papillary fibroelastomas are very rare cardiac tumours that can present with embolization of coronary and peripheral arteries and sudden death. The diagnosis can be made by two-dimensional or transoesophageal echocardiography. A 53-year-old man with an aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma who presented with several transient ischaemic attacks is reported.