Giant Tricuspid Valve Fibroelastoma Incidentally Diagnosed During Routine Stress Testing

Christina Cardy; Nicole Riddle; John Dunning; Allan Chen

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.08.016

Giant Tricuspid Valve Fibroelastoma Incidentally Diagnosed During Routine Stress Testing

JACC Case Rep. 2019 Oct 9;1(4):564-568. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2019.08.016. eCollection 2019 Dec.

Authors

Christina Cardy¹, Nicole Riddle², John Dunning³, Allan Chen¹

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Florida.
² Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Florida.
³ Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Transplantation, University of South Florida Health, Tampa, Florida.

Abstract

Papillary fibroelastomas (PFEs) are the most common valvular tumor, typically occurring on left-sided valves. We describe the evaluation and treatment of a giant tricuspid PFE in a healthy 43-year-old police officer who was referred for evaluation of frequent premature ventricular contractions during job-related treadmill stress testing. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.).

Keywords: CMR, cardiac magnetic resonance; PFE, papillary fibroelastoma; PVC, premature ventricular contraction; RVOT, right ventricular outflow tract; TEE, transesophageal echocardiogram; cardiac magnetic resonance; cardiac tumor; echocardiography; papillary fibroelastoma; pathology; tricuspid valve.

Publication types

Case Reports