Left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma with coronary embolization.
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.
Mazzucco
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A
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Italy.
Bortolotti
U
U
Thiene
G
G
Dan
M
M
Stritoni
P
P
Scutari
M
M
Stellin
G
G
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology*; D009360:Neoplastic Cells, Circulating; D010212:Papilloma / Q000150:complications*