Open AccessEmbolic stroke from cardiac papillary fibroelastomas.
Author(s) -
Ed Kasarskis,
William O’Connor,
Gary F Earle
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/01.str.19.9.1171
Subject(s) - medicine , papillary fibroelastoma , cardiac tumors , embolic stroke , stroke (engine) , cardiac valve , cardiology , radiology , surgery , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
We describe two patients with cerebral emboli originating from a cardiac papillary fibroelastoma and compared them with six patients reported in the literature. Surgical excision was curative in both of our patients. The surface topography of the tumor, as visualized by scanning electron microscopy, is described.
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