June 1, 2006Acta Cardiologica

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma presenting with acute coronary syndrome and syncope

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Population

70-year-old female presenting with syncope and chest pain, diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation, found to have a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma on the aortic valve (n=1)

Intervention

Surgical excision of the cardiac mass

Outcome

Histological confirmation and curative treatment of the mass

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma, though often incidental, can present with acute coronary syndrome and syncope, and is curable with surgical excision.

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Implication

Alerts clinicians to fibroelastoma in unexplained ACS or syncope; case reports leave open standardized management guidelines.

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Maestroni et al. (2006) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a72021035aa2c282ce30b40 https://doi.org/10.2143/ac.61.3.2014843

Topics

Women and heart disease

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Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma presenting with acute coronary syndrome and syncope

Structured PICO

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Implication

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Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma presenting with acute coronary syndrome and syncope

Structured PICO

Discussion

Implication

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