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CARDIAC PAPILLARY FIBROELASTOMA: A CASE WITH UNPRECEDENTED SPREAD
Lopes Cardoso, João; Saleiro, Carolina; Botelho, Ana; E. Antunes, Pedro; Gonçalves, LinoIntroduction: Papillary fibroelastomas (PFE) are a rare primary cardiac neoplasm, out of which multifocal PFE constitute a small minority of cases. These benign masses are commonly found on valvular surfaces, particularly the aortic valve. Clinical case: We present a patient with a history of embolic stroke and intra-cardiac masses. Multimodal imaging revealed multiple nodules with extensive intra-cardiac distr...
A DOUBLE DOSE OF AORTIC STENOSIS: AN UNUSUAL CASE
L. Antunes, André; Almeida, José; Leite, Luís; Prieto, David; E. Antunes, PedroSupravalvular aortic stenosis is a rare congenital anomaly (less than 0.05% of all congenital heart defects). This aortic root anomaly consists in a narrow aortic lumen immediately above the aortic valve and represents the least common form of left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. Clinical presentation is usually in the first decades of life. In most cases, the aortic valve leaflets are morphologically no...