Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve.
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.
Weems
William B
WB
Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Aronson
Solomon
S
Yang
Ximing
X
Jayakar
David
D
Jeevanandam
Valluvan
V
Lang
Roberto M
RM
D001021:Aortic Valve; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005350:Fibroma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged