Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma: an unusual cause of breathlessness and orthopnoea in a pregnant patient
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Author(s)
Yogasivam, Dharani
Wander, Gurleen
Montanaro, Claudia
Rafiq, isma
Johnson, Mark
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This vignette describes the case of a 38-year-old multiparous, 36-week pregnant patient, who was referred for a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) for shortness of breath and orthopnoea following a recent COVID infection. TTE detected a mobile mass on the aortic valve leaflet which was suggestive of papillary fibroelastoma and as a result she was referred for elective surgical resection post-partum.
Date Acceptance
2025-01-29
Citation
JACC: Case Reports
ISSN
2666-0849
Publisher
Elsevier
Journal / Book Title
JACC: Case Reports
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Subject to copyright. This paper is embargoed until publication. Once published the author’s accepted manuscript will be made available under a CC-BY License in accordance with Imperial’s Research Publications Open Access policy (www.imperial.ac.uk/oa-policy).
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Accepted