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Aortic valve fibroelastomas as an incidental intraoperative transesophageal echocardiographic finding
Edward Gologorsky1, Angela Gologorsky
1Department of Anesthesiology, Memorial Regional Hospital, 3501 Johhson Street, Hollywood, FL 33021, USA. IntMedCo@aol.com
Anesthesia and Analgesia
|October 29, 2002
Abstract
Implications:
We report incidental findings of aortic valve fibroelastomas during routine intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography examination in cardiac surgery. Preoperative echocardiography failed to identify this potentially devastating pathology. The echocardiographic features of this lesion are reviewed, and the importance of diligence and complete examination are emphasized.