Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve as a cause of acute coronary syndrome

Abstract

Papillary fibroelastomas represent the second most common group of heart tumors, second only to myxoma. In most patients, the disease is asymptomatic, however, in the case of clinical manifestations, the most common are: embolic syndrome with the development of acute cerebrovascular accident, myocardial infarction. Papillary fibroelastoma is a benign tumor growing from endocardial cells, affecting mainly cardiac valves. To date, echocardiography performed by transthoracic and transesophageal access remains the most accessible method for tumor imaging. The main method of treatment of papillary fibroelastoma is surgery. The prognosis is usually favorable. We present a clinical case of papillary fibroelastoma in a 58-year-old man complicated by type 2 myocardial infarction.