title: Left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma with coronary embolization.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Padova Medical School, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzucco
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Bortolotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Thiene
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stritoni
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scutari
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stellin
mesh_terms: 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*