Ascending Aortic Wall Fibroelastoma in an Elderly Woman with Dyspnea

Aortic fibroelastoma is an uncommon pathology that is often found incidentally on routine cardiac imaging. The use of multimodality imaging including computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging has led to discovery of further distinguishing features of these lesions that may allow improve...

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Main Authors: Nausharwan Butt, Asma Gulab, Ji Hyun Yook, Iman Abdulameer Faraj Alsaray, Lovely Chhabra
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Language:English
Published: Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center 2022-06-01
Series:Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal
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Online Access:https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1081
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Asma Gulab
Ji Hyun Yook
Iman Abdulameer Faraj Alsaray
Lovely Chhabra
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description Aortic fibroelastoma is an uncommon pathology that is often found incidentally on routine cardiac imaging. The use of multimodality imaging including computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging has led to discovery of further distinguishing features of these lesions that may allow improved differentiation from aortic thrombi. Although most are located on cardiac valves, nonvalvular fibroelastomas have been seen on occasion. Optimal diagnosis and management of incidental aortic fibroelastomas remains debated. We describe a case of nonvalvular aortic fibroelastoma and review current diagnostic and management approaches.
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spelling doaj-art-df0f80777ceb495d910fef1f5261ebc62025-08-20T02:22:17ZengHouston Methodist DeBakey Heart & Vascular CenterMethodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal1947-61082022-06-01181232810.14797/mdcvj.1081624Ascending Aortic Wall Fibroelastoma in an Elderly Woman with DyspneaNausharwan Butt0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1636-2730Asma Gulab1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4167-4947Ji Hyun Yook2Iman Abdulameer Faraj Alsaray3Lovely Chhabra4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9193-5981Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaEinstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaShanghai Medical College of Fudan University, ShanghaiAl Mustansiriyah Medical College, BaghdadMid-Hudson Regional Hospital, Poughkeepsie, New YorkAortic fibroelastoma is an uncommon pathology that is often found incidentally on routine cardiac imaging. The use of multimodality imaging including computerized tomography and magnetic resonance imaging has led to discovery of further distinguishing features of these lesions that may allow improved differentiation from aortic thrombi. Although most are located on cardiac valves, nonvalvular fibroelastomas have been seen on occasion. Optimal diagnosis and management of incidental aortic fibroelastomas remains debated. We describe a case of nonvalvular aortic fibroelastoma and review current diagnostic and management approaches.https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1081ascending aortaaortic fibroblastomadyspneaanticoagulationsurgery
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Iman Abdulameer Faraj Alsaray
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Ascending Aortic Wall Fibroelastoma in an Elderly Woman with Dyspnea
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ascending aorta
aortic fibroblastoma
dyspnea
anticoagulation
surgery
title Ascending Aortic Wall Fibroelastoma in an Elderly Woman with Dyspnea
title_full Ascending Aortic Wall Fibroelastoma in an Elderly Woman with Dyspnea
title_fullStr Ascending Aortic Wall Fibroelastoma in an Elderly Woman with Dyspnea
title_full_unstemmed Ascending Aortic Wall Fibroelastoma in an Elderly Woman with Dyspnea
title_short Ascending Aortic Wall Fibroelastoma in an Elderly Woman with Dyspnea
title_sort ascending aortic wall fibroelastoma in an elderly woman with dyspnea
topic ascending aorta
aortic fibroblastoma
dyspnea
anticoagulation
surgery
url https://account.journal.houstonmethodist.org/index.php/up-j-mdbcj/article/view/1081
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