Yuan SM, Shinfeld A, Kostiuk O, Nass D, Raanani E. Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma of the mitral chorda.
Heart Lung Circ 2007;
17:428-32. [PMID:
17723320 DOI:
10.1016/j.hlc.2007.05.019]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2007] [Revised: 05/18/2007] [Accepted: 05/24/2007] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
We describe a case of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma in a 33-year-old man. The diagnosis was established by echocardiography. Computerised tomographic angiography gave no evidence of coronary stenosis, but illustrated a radiopaque filling defect in the left ventricle. The papillary fibroelastoma was removed together with the involved chorda, and an artificial chord was implanted under cardiopulmonary bypass. Histological study confirmed the diagnosis of papillary fibroelastoma. Due to the potentials of cerebral and coronary embolisation, surgical management to the patients with a papillary fibroelastoma is highly recommended.
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