title: A rare cause of sudden vision loss in a young male: papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve.
abstract: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a rare cardiac neoplasm predominantly affecting the cardiac valves. Although it is most commonly an incidental finding, it can result in life-threatening complications, such as coronary and cerebral embolism, acute valvular dysfunction, and sudden death. In this report, we describe a case of a patient with aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma, which presented with sudden vision loss due to branch retinal artery occlusion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third case of CPF-related retinal artery embolism in English literature.
authors: Türkiye Yüksek Ihtisas Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Ankara, Turkey. kumralcagli@yahoo.com
authors: Kumral
authors: K
authors: Ergun
authors: Zehra
authors: Z
authors: Golbasi
authors: Kerim
authors: K
authors: Cagli
authors: Ali
authors: A
authors: Altinsoy
authors: Mahmut
authors: M
authors: Mustafa Ulas
authors: Tulay
authors: T
authors: Temucin
authors: Nurcan
authors: N
authors: Arat
authors: Serkan
authors: S
authors: Topaloglu
authors: Bulent
authors: B
authors: Deveci
authors: Aylin
authors: A
authors: Ertan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D004617:Embolism / Q000150:complications; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010210:Papillary Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015356:Retinal Artery Occlusion / Q000150:complications; D014463:Ultrasonography