Mitral Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma as the Cause of Ischemic Stroke in a Young Patient: A Case Report

Milena Miranda Vasconcelos; Caroline Ferreira da Silva Mazeto Pupo da Silveira; Marcello Laneza Felício; Marcelo Padovani de Toledo Moraes; Renato Teixeira; Stella de Angelis Trivellato; Gabriel Pinheiro Modolo; Rodrigo Bazan; Silméia Garcia Zanati Bazan

doi:10.12659/AJCR.930561

13 March 2021 : Case report Brazil

Mitral Valve Papillary Fibroelastoma as the Cause of Ischemic Stroke in a Young Patient: A Case Report

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Milena Miranda Vasconcelos^1ABDEF, Caroline Ferreira da Silva Mazeto Pupo da Silveira^1BDEF, Marcello Laneza Felício^2DEF, Marcelo Padovani de Toledo Moraes^3DEF, Renato Teixeira^1DEF, Stella de Angelis Trivellato^4BEF, Gabriel Pinheiro Modolo^4DEF, Rodrigo Bazan^4DEF, Silméia Garcia Zanati Bazan^1ACDEF*

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.930561

Am J Case Rep 2021; 22:e930561

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Figure 1. (A) Brain computed tomography showing a left frontoparietal hypodensity. (B) Transthoracic echocardiogram showing a sessile, isoechoic mass adhered to the atrial surface of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve.

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