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Surgical excision of a mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma in a 37-year-old man presenting with acute coronary syndrome resulted in an uneventful postoperative course.
Case Report (n=1)
Highlights the role of multimodality imaging in identifying rare cardiac tumors like papillary fibroelastoma as a cause of acute coronary syndrome.
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Supports surgical excision for symptomatic mitral valve fibroelastoma; hypothesis-generating and requires confirmation in larger cohorts.
Gonçalves et al. (2018) conducted a case report in Acute coronary syndrome (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Postoperative course. Surgical excision of a mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma in a 37-year-old man presenting with acute coronary syndrome resulted in an uneventful postoperative course.
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