Papillary fibroelastoma of mitral valve: a rare cause of transient ischemic attack in the young.
We report the case of a young Turkish man with a transient ischemic attack secondary to a rare cardiac tumor, papillary fibroelastoma. The tumor was diagnosed by 2-dimensional echocardiography and treated surgically.
Gölbaşi
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Department of Cardiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Ciçek
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Aydogdu
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Can
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D000328:Adult; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008943:Mitral Valve; D010210:Papillary Muscles; D013923:Thromboembolism / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography