Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Two-Vessel Occlusion and a Large Lambl’s Excrescence
A 59-year-old man underwent an echocardiography study after myocardial infarction and it showed a thin, mobile mass attached to the aortic valve. A diagnosis of Lambl’s excrescence (LE) was suspected. Coronary occlusion as a consequence of embolism of LE’s material could not be excluded and the pati...
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| description | A 59-year-old man underwent an echocardiography study after myocardial infarction and it showed a thin, mobile mass attached to the aortic valve. A diagnosis of Lambl’s excrescence (LE) was suspected. Coronary occlusion as a consequence of embolism of LE’s material could not be excluded and the patient underwent surgical excision. Histology confirmed the diagnosis; however a differential diagnosis with papillary fibroelastoma could not be established because both of these structures are histologically indistinguishable. A brief survey of the literature is presented. Evidence-based recommendations for treatment have not been established yet. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e8572d10d5eb4e3096d16af6069806302025-02-03T05:44:47ZengWileyCase Reports in Cardiology2090-64042090-64122016-01-01201610.1155/2016/83702128370212Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Two-Vessel Occlusion and a Large Lambl’s ExcrescenceAlfredo Pizzuti0Francesco Parisi1Luciano Mosso2Francesca Cali’ Quaglia3Antonino Tomasello4Division of Cardiology, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, ItalyDivision of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, ItalyUnit of Pathology, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, ItalyDivision of Cardiology, Mauriziano Hospital, Torino, ItalyA 59-year-old man underwent an echocardiography study after myocardial infarction and it showed a thin, mobile mass attached to the aortic valve. A diagnosis of Lambl’s excrescence (LE) was suspected. Coronary occlusion as a consequence of embolism of LE’s material could not be excluded and the patient underwent surgical excision. Histology confirmed the diagnosis; however a differential diagnosis with papillary fibroelastoma could not be established because both of these structures are histologically indistinguishable. A brief survey of the literature is presented. Evidence-based recommendations for treatment have not been established yet.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8370212 |
| spellingShingle | Alfredo Pizzuti Francesco Parisi Luciano Mosso Francesca Cali’ Quaglia Antonino Tomasello Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Two-Vessel Occlusion and a Large Lambl’s Excrescence Case Reports in Cardiology |
| title | Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Two-Vessel Occlusion and a Large Lambl’s Excrescence |
| title_full | Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Two-Vessel Occlusion and a Large Lambl’s Excrescence |
| title_fullStr | Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Two-Vessel Occlusion and a Large Lambl’s Excrescence |
| title_full_unstemmed | Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Two-Vessel Occlusion and a Large Lambl’s Excrescence |
| title_short | Acute Myocardial Infarction in a Patient with Two-Vessel Occlusion and a Large Lambl’s Excrescence |
| title_sort | acute myocardial infarction in a patient with two vessel occlusion and a large lambl s excrescence |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/8370212 |
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