Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve

William B Weems; Solomon Aronson; Ximing Yang; David Jayakar; Valluvan Jeevanandam; Roberto M Lang

doi:10.1067/mje.2002.116874

Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2002 Apr;15(4):382-4. doi: 10.1067/mje.2002.116874.

Authors

William B Weems¹, Solomon Aronson, Ximing Yang, David Jayakar, Valluvan Jeevanandam, Roberto M Lang

Affiliation

¹ Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

PMID: 11944020
DOI: 10.1067/mje.2002.116874

Abstract

We hereby report the case of a patient with a papillary fibroelastoma involving the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve that was diagnosed with the use of transesophageal echocardiography after workup for recurrent transient ischemic attacks.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve
Echocardiography, Transesophageal*
Fibroma / complications
Fibroma / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Neoplasms / complications
Heart Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
Humans
Ischemic Attack, Transient / etiology
Male
Middle Aged