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20739407

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFE) are benign endocardial masses and generally originate from the cardiac valves, while PFE arising from the ascending thoracic aorta are an uncommon clinical finding. We report the case of a 78-year-old female who presented to the emergency department with an acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction. Urgent coronary angiography showed no significant coronary artery obstructive disease but left ventriculography revealed the presence of a highly mobile mass located in the proximal portion of the ascending thoracic aorta. We postulated that the clinical symptoms were caused by embolization from the aortic mass and surgical excision of the peduncle was performed. Histopathological examination revealed a PFE with thrombotic material. Nowadays, surgical excision of PFE remains, the treatment of choice for symptomatic patients with excellent short- and long-term results but recurrence of PFE following surgical excision has not been reported.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1569-9285
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
11
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
676-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2010
pubmed:articleTitle
Acute myocardial infarction caused by coronary embolization of a papillary fibroelastoma of the thoracic ascending aorta.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital, Rue du Bugnon 46, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland. Tanina.Rolf@chuv.ch
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports