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D Kireyev1, M H Ashraf, M F Wilson
1Department of Cardiology, State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA. dkireyev@cha.harvard.edu
Cardiovascular Journal of Africa
|August 24, 2012
Summary
Papillary fibroelastomas are a common cardiac tumor. This case report details a patient with these tumors on all aortic valve cusps, highlighting diagnostic imaging and surgical findings.
Area of Science:
- Cardiovascular Medicine
- Pathology
- Surgical Oncology
Background:
- Papillary fibroelastoma is the third most common primary cardiac tumor.
- While often asymptomatic, cardiac tumors can lead to serious complications like embolic events, syncope, and sudden death.
- Aortic valve involvement by papillary fibroelastoma is rare but clinically significant.