Diagnosis of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma presenting with acute coronary syndrome and concomitant Salmonella bacteraemia, mimicking aortic endocarditis

Diagnosis of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma presenting with acute coronary syndrome and concomitant Salmonella bacteraemia, mimicking aortic endocarditis

Introduction: A case of fibroelastoma of the aortic valve in a patient with acute coronary syndrome has been reported. Cardiac papillary fibroelastomas (PFE) are rare cardiac tumours that are generally benign. In most cases they are incidental findings, their first clinical manifestation is often as...

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Main Authors: Gabriele De Masi De Luca, Salvatore Nicolardi, Miriam Albanese, Marzia Colopi, Luigi Zezza, Alessandro Guido, Luigi Sciarra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2025-02-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
Subjects:
fibroelastoma
endocarditis
aortic valve
echocardiography
salmonella bacteraemia
Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/5215
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