title: [Sudden death as presentation form of papillary fibroelastoma of mitral valve].
abstract: We describe the case of a 35-year-old male, who presented with sudden death, secondary to anterior miocardial infarction due to embolism. Echocardiography, transthoracic and transesophageal, revealed a tumor in the anterior mitral leaflet. Tumor, histopathologically an papillary fibroelastoma, was excised and the mitral valve was replaced with a mechanical prosthetic valve. We revised the current literature on intracardiac papillary fibroelastoma.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cuidados Críticos y Urgencias, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Rodríguez
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Jiménez Moragas
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marín Gurrea
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ravina Sanz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sánchez Heredia
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve
vernacular_title: Muerte súbita como presentación de un fibroelastoma papilar de la válvular mitral.