title: Papillary fibroelastoma of the pulmonic valve: evaluation by echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: A 76-year-old male was admitted with increasing fatigue and shortness of breath. Transesophageal echocardiogram revealed moderate-to-severe mitral regurgitation and an oscillating mass on the pulmonic valve that was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging. The patient underwent repair of the mitral valve and excision of the pulmonic valve mass, which was confirmed as a papillary fibroelastoma by histology.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Jon C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: George
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gilkeson
authors.forename: Brian D
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Hoit
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods*; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011664:Pulmonary Valve