Cerebral Embolism due to a Large Papillary Fibroelastoma arising from the Coumadin Ridge.

ABSTRACT: A 70-year-old woman developed acute cerebral infarction. Transthoracic echocardiography showed a large mobile mass in the left atrium, suggesting cardiac myxoma as the most likely diagnosis. Surgical exploration revealed a papillary fibroelastoma originating from the coumadin ridge, which is fairly rare but important as a source of cerebral embolization.

SUBMITTER: Kamimura T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6552954 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature