Annales de cardiologie et d'angéiologie
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Ann Cardiol Angeiol (Paris) · Apr 2019
Case Reports[Cardiac papillary fibroelastoma and stroke during pregnancy: Case report].
Stroke occurring during pregnancy is linked to high mortality. Stroke may be directly related to pregnancy (e.g. eclampsia, cerebral venous thrombosis), but all the other causes of stroke are possible. Brain magnetic resonance imaging that is not contraindicated during pregnancy remains the reference in this context. ⋯ In the postpartum, despite the theoretical operative indication to resect the small residual papillary fibroelastoma, the patient was followed expectantly because of the stable neuro-cardiologic state. A fibroelastoma can be revealed by a stroke during pregnancy. In the postpartum period, an expectant attitude can be reasonably chosen in case of small size of the fibroelastoma.