Papillary fibroelastoma of the ascending aorta presenting with cardiogenic shock.
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.
Coskun
O
O
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Heart-Center of North-Rhine Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.
Coskun
T
T
Arusoglu
L
L
Fuchs
U
U
El-Arousy
M
M
Liewald
C
C
Körtke
H
H
Tebbe
U
U
Bairaktaris
A
A
Körfer
R
R
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