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A Large Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma Arising from the Coumadin Ridge: Unusual Location and Presentation

• The coumadin ridge is a very unusual location for a cardiac PFE. • Although benign, large, mobile cardiac PFEs can pose a significant embolic risk. • Multimodality CV imaging can differentiate cardiac PFE from other cardiac tumors.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Xu, Bo, Betancor, Jorge, Hansen, Jonathan, Tan, Carmela D., Asher, Craig R., Rodriguez, L. Leonardo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6058251/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30062278
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.case.2017.05.006
Descripción
Sumario:• The coumadin ridge is a very unusual location for a cardiac PFE. • Although benign, large, mobile cardiac PFEs can pose a significant embolic risk. • Multimodality CV imaging can differentiate cardiac PFE from other cardiac tumors.