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A Case of Papillary Fibroelastoma of the Aortic Valve Causing an Embolic Ischemic Stroke

Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are the second most common primary cardiac tumors after myxomas. They are typically located on the aortic valve and comprise a short pedicle with multiple papillary fronds. PFEs are benign but highly friable in nature. Patients can be asymptomatic or present with seve...

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Autores principales: Ahmed, Rafsan, Moaddab, Amirhossein, Graham-Hill, Suzette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9484706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36158373
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.28208