title: Papillary fibroelastoma of the ascending aorta presenting with cardiogenic shock.
abstract: We describe an uncommon case of a 58-year-old woman who presented with cardiogenic shock. The echocardiography examination revealed a papillary fibroadenoma located in the ascending aorta which was subsequently surgically treated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Heart-Center of North-Rhine Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coskun
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arusoglu
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fuchs
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: El-Arousy
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Liewald
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Körtke
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Tebbe
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bairaktaris
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Körfer
mesh_terms: D001011:Aorta; D004452:Echocardiography; D004562:Electrocardiography; D004695:Endocardial Fibroelastosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000473:pathology*; D012770:Shock, Cardiogenic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome