title: [Thrombus or tumour of the mitral valve--a case of 75-year-old woman with acute coronary syndrome and aortic insufficiency].
abstract: Papillary fibroelastomas are rare, primary, benign cardiac tumors most frequently located in the heart valves. They are a potential cause of systemic embolization and may be associated with myocardial ischaemia, transient ischaemic attacks, strokes, or sudden death. We describe the case of 75-year-old woman with diagnosed aortic insufficiency who was admitted to hospital with acute coronary syndrome. The fibroelastoma of the anterior mitral leaflet was diagnosed using transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography. We provide a differential diagnosis and review of the literature concerning the pathologic intracardiac masses affecting cardiac valves.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Ward of Internal Medicine, Warmian and Mazurian University of Olsztyn, Poland. rgraby@wp.pl
authors.forename: Radosław
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Grabysa
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Moczulska
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Artemiuk
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Olszewski
authors.forename: Leszek
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kubik
mesh_terms: D054058:Acute Coronary Syndrome / Q000150:complications*; D000368:Aged; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology