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Multiple Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastomas

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: •We present a case of a patient who presented with symptoms of heart failure and was found to have multiple cardiac masses. The mass attached to the right atrial lead and the mass in the left ventricle were the largest.•The patient underwent cardiac surgery and 9 to ten masses were resected with biopsy consistent with papillary fibroelastomas.•There was tissue in the right atrium that resembled ectopic spleen.

Source: CASE

DOI: 10.1016/j.case.2017.03.004

Authors: Niti Patel, Serge Harb, Bo Xu, Edward Soltesz, Jonathan Myles, Michael Faulx

Institution: Cleveland Clinic

Language: English

Topic: Cardiac tumors and thrombi

Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $950