October 1, 1991Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine
Multiple cardiac papillary fibroelastomas and rheumatic heart disease
Population
1 patient with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis and multiple cardiac papillary fibroelastomas
Design
Case_report
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Does not support practice change; first reported case extends limited literature on fibroelastomas in rheumatic disease.
Structured PICO
P
Population
1 patient with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis and multiple cardiac papillary fibroelastomas
I
Intervention
Mitral valve replacement and excision of the masses
O
Outcome
Successful excision confirmed by intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography and histologic examination
This is the first reported case of multiple papillary fibroelastomas associated with rheumatic valvular disease diagnosed by 2-dimensional echocardiography.
Cite This Study
Kalman et al. (1991) studied this question.