Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 72-73, March 2006

Chordae Tendinae Tumor as the Cause of Cardioembolic Stroke

  • Rima M. Dafer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Rima M. Dafer, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Neurology, 2160 South First Avenue, Maywood, IL 60153
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  • Mamatha Pasnoor, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas USA
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  • Michael E. Gorton, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas USA
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  • Steven Gollub, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas USA

Received 6 December 2005; accepted 23 December 2005.

We describe the case of a chordae tendinae papillary fibroelastoma with patent foramen ovale and interatrial septal aneurysm in a healthy young woman who suffered from acute ischemic right middle cerebral artery infarction.

Key Words:  Chordae tendinae , stroke , fibroelastoma

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PII: S1052-3057(05)00146-1

doi:10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2005.12.001

Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 72-73, March 2006

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