Cardiac Fibroma: An Uncommon Cause of a Fixed Defect on Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.

TitleCardiac Fibroma: An Uncommon Cause of a Fixed Defect on Myocardial Perfusion Imaging.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2018
AuthorsPittman S, Sethi P, Flavell RR, Pampaloni MHernandez
JournalClin Nucl Med
Volume43
Issue2
Paginatione56-e58
Date Published2018 Feb
ISSN1536-0229
KeywordsAged, Coronary Artery Disease, Female, Fibroma, Humans, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Abstract

A 66-year-old woman was referred for evaluation of coronary artery disease. Myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) was performed, and showed a medium-sized, severe fixed perfusion defect in the inferior and inferolateral wall from apex to midcavity. On review of prior imaging, it was noted that the patient had an incidental finding of an intramural cardiac mass on chest CT performed 8 years prior. Subsequent cardiac MRI showed findings consistent with a cardiac fibroma in the left ventricle, at the location of the perfusion defect on MPI. Our case demonstrates an uncommon cause of a fixed perfusion defect on MPI.

DOI10.1097/RLU.0000000000001924
Alternate JournalClin Nucl Med
PubMed ID29215416

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