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Unusual presentation of more common disease/injury
Fibroelastoma of the mitral valve as a cause of embolic cerebral infarction
  1. Siobhan Gallanagh,
  2. Matthew Walters,
  3. Elizabeth Mallon,
  4. Piotr Sonnecki
  1. The Western Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Siobhan Gallanagh, siobhang{at}live.com

Summary

The authors report a case of cerebral infarction in a young woman with no obvious risk factors for stroke. The use of effective cardiac imaging enabled a diagnosis of mitral valve papillary fibroelastoma to be made and aided effective surgical management.

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr.02.2011.3855

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    • Patient consent Obtained.