Papillary fibroelastoma mimicking vegetation of the mitral valve.
Although cardiac papillary fibroelastoma is rare, it is the most common primary tumor of cardiac valves. The clinical presentation of these tumors varies from asymptomatic to embolic complications. We report an asymptomatic case of papillary fibroelastoma of mitral valve which was diagnosed by transthoracic echocardiography. The tumor was successfully resected by surgery.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
Su Young
SY
Kim
Tae-Ho
TH
Park
Dong-Yeol
DY
Lee
Dong Hyun
DH
Lee
Young-Rak
YR
Cho
Moo-Hyun
MH
Kim
Young-Dae
YD
Kim
Sook Hee
SH
Hong
Mitral valve; Papillary fibroelastoma; Transthoracic echocardiography