title: Papillary fibroelastoma of mitral valve: a rare cause of transient ischemic attack in the young.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Gölbaşi
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ciçek
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Aydogdu
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Can
mesh_terms: 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