Papillary fibroelastoma of the ascending aorta presenting with cardiogenic shock

O Coskun; T Coskun; L Arusoglu; U Fuchs; M El-Arousy; C Liewald; H Körtke; U Tebbe; A Bairaktaris; R Körfer

Papillary fibroelastoma of the ascending aorta presenting with cardiogenic shock

Minerva Cardioangiol. 2006 Dec;54(6):783-7.

Authors

O Coskun¹, T Coskun, L Arusoglu, U Fuchs, M El-Arousy, C Liewald, H Körtke, U Tebbe, A Bairaktaris, R Körfer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Surgery Heart-Center of North-Rhine Westphalia, Bad Oeynhausen, Germany.

PMID: 17167391

Abstract

We describe an uncommon case of a 58-year-old woman who presented with cardiogenic shock. The echocardiography examination revealed a papillary fibroadenoma located in the ascending aorta which was subsequently surgically treated.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aorta*
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Endocardial Fibroelastosis / complications
Endocardial Fibroelastosis / diagnosis*
Endocardial Fibroelastosis / surgery
Female
Heart Neoplasms / complications
Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Heart Neoplasms / surgery
Humans
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / etiology*
Myocardial Infarction / surgery
Papillary Muscles / pathology*
Shock, Cardiogenic / diagnosis
Shock, Cardiogenic / etiology*
Shock, Cardiogenic / surgery
Treatment Outcome