Left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma with coronary embolization

A Mazzucco; U Bortolotti; G Thiene; M Dan; P Stritoni; M Scutari; G Stellin

doi:10.1016/1010-7940(89)90061-4

Left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma with coronary embolization

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1989;3(5):471-3. doi: 10.1016/1010-7940(89)90061-4.

Authors

A Mazzucco¹, U Bortolotti, G Thiene, M Dan, P Stritoni, M Scutari, G Stellin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Italy.

PMID: 2635930
DOI: 10.1016/1010-7940(89)90061-4

Abstract

We describe a patient who survived an acute myocardial infarction caused by coronary embolization from a left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma. The tumour, which was detected by 2-D echocardiography, was successfully excised.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Heart Neoplasms / complications*
Heart Ventricles
Humans
Male
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
Neoplastic Cells, Circulating*
Papilloma / complications*