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Fibroelastoma papilífero de valva cardíaca associado a eventos cerebrais cardioembólicos

2011; Brazilian Society of Cardiovascular Surgery; Volume: 26; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5935/1678-9741.20110062

ISSN

1678-9741

Autores

Luciano Cabral Albuquerque, Vanessa Devens Trindade,

Tópico(s)

Cardiac Structural Anomalies and Repair

Resumo

Papillary fibroelastomas of the heart valves are benign, slow-growing, rare tumors of the heart.This tumor represents a potential cause of systemic embolism, stroke, myocardial infarction and sudden death.Early diagnosis is very important, as surgical excision of these tumors can prevent cerebrovascular and cardiovascular complications.Diagnosis is usually made by transesophageal echocardiogram.We describe two cases of patients with papillary fibroelastomas causing cardioembolic cerebral events, which underwent successful surgical treatment.The authors present a brief review of the literature.

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