title: Echocardiography remains the standard for the diagnostic evaluation of left ventricular tumors: a case report with anatomical correlation.
abstract: Primary cardiac tumors are rare. Although the majority are benign, they may cause significant morbidity and mortality. Two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2D-TTE) is the primary imaging modality for the diagnosis of cardiac tumors. New and more complex non-invasive imaging modalities, such as cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), do not always provide an added value. This is illustrated in the presented case report of a papillary fibroelastoma (PFE).
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Virga Jesse Hospital, Hasselt, Belgium.
authors.forename: Aydin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Basoglu
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Wolf
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dendale
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vanbockrijck
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hendrikx
authors.forename: Pascal
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vranckx
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003287:Contrast Media; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010743:Phospholipids; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D010743:Phospholipids; C420843:contrast agent BR1; D013459:Sulfur Hexafluoride