Associazione Nazionale Medici Cardiologi Ospedalieri

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Very mobile left ventricular papillary fibroelastoma presenting with ischemic stroke
Anno:
2024
Papillary fibroelastomas are small and pedunculated left side valves associated mass, that frequently causing cerebral embolization; they are composed of collagen and elastic fibers and are usually connected with a pedicle to the endocardial layer. Differential diagnosis with endocarditis can rely on the side of attachement: Papillary fibroelastomas are…
PAPILLARY FIBROELASTOMA: AN UNUSUAL CAUSE OF TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
Anno:
2024
Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are small, avascular benign tumors. Despite that, PFEs could lead to important clinical consequences such as transient ischemic attack and myocardial infarction. A 65-year-old female patient was admitted to our ER presenting a transient ischemic attack characterized by retrograde amnesia lasting about an hour. She had…