Syncope in a female patient. Echocardiography and cardiac computed tomography reveal an unexpected diagnosis.
Sorin GiuscaSebastian BussFelix LasitschkaMatthias KarckGrigorios KorosoglouPublished in: Clinical case reports (2019)
Papillary fibroelastoma is a benign cardiac tumor with a high potential of embolization. Coronary computed tomography is a valuable tool for the work-up of patients with papillary fibroelastoma, providing accurate information regarding the coronary circulation and morphology of the cardiac mass.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- positron emission tomography
- magnetic resonance imaging
- aortic stenosis
- pulmonary embolism
- heart failure
- dual energy
- healthcare
- genome wide
- gene expression
- dna methylation
- image quality
- health information
- mass spectrometry
- ejection fraction