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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
Among etiologies of stroke in young adults, primary cardiac tumors are very rare. We report the case of a 37-year-old woman who was admitted for an ischemic stroke in the right middle cerebral artery region. Etiologic investigations revealed, after transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography, an aortic valve tumor. Treatment was first medical with anticoagulation, then surgical. Histological examination showed a papillary fibroelastoma. After a review of the literature, the possible mechanisms of the ischemic event are discussed and lead to the conclusion that this tumor must be surgically excised, even if asymptomatic, because of recurrent ischemic complications responsible for myocardial infarction, stroke and sudden death.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1015-9770
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
45-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: aA rare cause of ischemic stroke in the young.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurology, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports