title: [Syncope: an untreated symptom with a lifesaving intervention].
abstract: We report the case of a 61-year-old woman referred to our center for cardiac evaluation after a syncope, with echocardiographic findings of a papillary fibroelastoma on the edge of the non-coronary aortic cusp. The three-dimensional transesophageal approach provided a unique understanding of the size and shape of the mass and it favorably directed the surgeon towards treatment with conservative surgery.
authors.affiliation: Centro di Ecocardiografia Clinica, S.C. Cardiologia IV, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda e Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Giupponi
authors.affiliation: Centro di Ecocardiografia Clinica, S.C. Cardiologia IV, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda e Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano.
authors.forename: Benedetta
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: De Chiara
authors.affiliation: Centro di Ecocardiografia Clinica, S.C. Cardiologia IV, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda e Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano.
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Spanò
authors.affiliation: Centro di Ecocardiografia Clinica, S.C. Cardiologia IV, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda e Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giannattasio
authors.affiliation: S.C. Cardiochirurgia, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milano.
authors.forename: Corrado
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taglieri
authors.affiliation: Centro di Ecocardiografia Clinica, S.C. Cardiologia IV, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda e Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Milano.
authors.forename: Antonella
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreo
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006338:Heart Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006349:Heart Valve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*; D016896:Treatment Outcome