Papillary fibroelastoma in the left ventricle

William R Sovic; Justin Arunthamakun; Ariane Lemieux; Joseph M Guileyardo

doi:10.1080/08998280.2021.1914454

Papillary fibroelastoma in the left ventricle

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2021 May 10;34(5):623-624. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2021.1914454. eCollection 2021 Sep.

Authors

William R Sovic¹, Justin Arunthamakun², Ariane Lemieux¹, Joseph M Guileyardo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
² Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
³ Department of Pathology, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.

Abstract

We present a 61-year-old woman with a recent transient ischemic attack who presented with presyncope and was ultimately found to have a papillary fibroelastoma at the apex of her left ventricle. She underwent minimally invasive excision of the tumor.

Keywords: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging; cerebrovascular accident; left ventricular mass; papillary fibroelastoma; transient ischemic attack.

Publication types

Case Reports