Left atrial fibroelastoma.

Authors

Hitoshi Hirose, Department of Surgery, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Iwao Matsunaga, Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of MedicineFollow
Waquas Anjun, Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of MedicineFollow
Joseph A Whitten, Departments of Pathology, Drexel University College of Medicine
Fernando U Garcia, Departments of Pathology, Drexel University College of Medicine
Michael D Strong, Departments of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Drexel University College of MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

12-1-2009

Comments

This is a link to an open access article. This article has been peer reviewed and is published in Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2009 Dec;15(6):412-4. PubMed ID: 20081754. ©The Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (ATCS).

Abstract

We describe a 67-year-old man with a history of stroke who was found to have a mass at the left atrial ridge, at the free wall of the left atrium between the left atrial appendage and the pulmonary vein. The mass was removed surgically and pathological analysis showed fibroelastoma. A literature search showed that fibroelastoma in the left atrial ridge frequently causes embolic stroke.

Recommended Citation

Hirose, Hitoshi; Matsunaga, Iwao; Anjun, Waquas; Whitten, Joseph A; Garcia, Fernando U; and Strong, Michael D, "Left atrial fibroelastoma." (2009). Department of Surgery Faculty Papers. Paper 53.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/surgeryfp/53

PubMed ID

20081754