A rare cause of sudden vision loss in a young male: Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve

Ergun, Kumral; Golbasi, Zehra; Cagli, Kerim; Altinsoy, Ali; Ulas, Mahmut; Temucin, Tulay; ARAT, Nurcan; TOPALOĞLU, Serkan; Deveci, Bulent; Ertan, Aylin

doi:10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00410.x

A rare cause of sudden vision loss in a young male: Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve

Ergun K., Golbasi Z., Cagli K., Altinsoy A., Ulas M. M., Temucin T., ...Daha Fazla

Echocardiography, cilt.24, sa.4, ss.425-429, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 24 Sayı: 4
Basım Tarihi: 2007
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1540-8175.2006.00410.x
Dergi Adı: Echocardiography
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.425-429
Anahtar Kelimeler: papillary fibroelastoma, retinal artery embolism, heart valves
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma (CPF) is a rare cardiac neoplasm predominantly affecting the cardiac valves. Although it is most commonly an incidental finding, it can result in life-threatining complications, such as coronary and cerebral embolism, acute valvular dysfunction, and sudden death. In this report, we describe a case of a patient with aortic valve papillary fibroelastoma, which presented with sudden vision loss due to branch retinal artery occlusion. To the best of our knowledge, this is the third case of CPF-related retinal artery embolism in English literature. © 2007, the Authors.