Cardiac Papillary Fibroelastoma Presented as Angina: A Case Report

Abstract

Background: Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is a rare, benign primary cardiac tumor, which always remains asymptomatic. Severe complications also had been reported in many cases. And the only effective therapy is surgical excision.Case presentation: Here we report a case of cardiac papillary fibroelastoma with the beginning symptom of chest pain and first diagnosis of non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The patient finally underwent tumor excision surgery and recovered well.Conclusion: For patients with symptomatic cardiac papillary fibroelastoma we provide a series of comprehensive data before, during and after operation. This might be helpful for the further diagnosis and treatment of the tumor.